Jack Wilshere: Arsenal player charged by FA for gesture

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been charged by the Football Association over an alleged abusive hand gesture.
Television pictures appeared to show the Gunners midfielder, 21, raising a finger towards the crowd during the 6-3 defeat by Manchester City.
The incident went unnoticed by match officials but was caught on video and assessed by the FA retrospectively.
The 21-year-old has until 18:00 GMT on Wednesday to respond to the charge.

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For an FA charge to follow, all three panel members must agree it is a sending-off offence - in this instance, the panel were unanimous
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FA statement
Wilshere appeared to raise a finger towards the crowd on 68 minutes after disagreeing with a decision to award City a goal kick at the Etihad Stadium.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said after the match: "If he did it and he is banned then we will have to accept it."
The FA said in a statement: "Wilshere has been charged retrospectively by the FA under a new pilot project for potential 'not seen' incidents in Premier League matches.
"Under the new process, if an incident has not been seen by the match officials, a three-man panel will be asked by the FA to review it and advise what, if any action, they believe the match referee should have taken had it been witnessed at the time.
"For an FA charge to follow, all three panel members must agree it is a sending-off offence. In this instance the panel was unanimous."
The sanction follows an incident involving Liverpool striker Luis Suarez who was suspended for one match, fined £20,000 and warned as to his future conduct after admitting an FA charge of improper conduct in 2011.
Suarez, 26, raised the middle finger of his left hand as he walked off the pitch following a 1-0 defeat at Fulham.