Friday 24 October 2014 20:02, UK
Gillingham and their chairman Paul Scally have been charged by the Football Association for sacking former striker Mark McCammon in a alleged 'act of race victimisation'.
An FA statement read: “ Gillingham FC has been charged, along with its chairman Paul Scally, with a breach of FA Rule E3," reads part of the FA statement.
"In both instances it is alleged that they failed to act in the best interests of the game, and/or brought the game into disrepute by committing an act of race victimisation by dismissing Mark McCammon."
An employment tribunal has already ruled that McCammon was unfairly dismissed by Gillingham in 2011.
The club appealed against the decision by the tribunal in 2012 but the verdict was upheld by a judge in September 2013 and McCammon was awarded £68,000.
Scally and the club have until November 14 to respond to the FA charge.
McCammon, who is now 36, joined Gillingham in 2008 but was released three years later after five goals in 62 appearances.
He claimed Gillingham refused him treatment for an injury, docked him wages and fined him for failing to attend training during heavy snow.
McCammon also alleged black players were treated differently from white players at the club.
Gillingham chairman Scally rejected the allegations ahead of the July 2012 tribunal, claiming they were "made maliciously and without foundation".
