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Nicolas Anelka has offered a cryptic insight into how he might plead after the Football Association charged him over his controversial 'quenelle' salute. West Brom striker Anelka has until 6pm on Thursday to respond to the charge he made an improper gesture, and that it was an aggravated breach in that it included "a reference to ethnic origin and/or race and/or religion or belief". Anelka has long maintained the gesture he made after scoring in West Brom's 3-3 draw at West Ham on December 28 was not anti-Semitic, as condemned by many, but instead anti-establishment.