(Adds details, background, byline) By Toby Davis LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - West Bromwich Albion forward Nicolas Anelka has denied an English FA charge regarding an alleged anti-Semitic gesture he made during last month's 3-3 Premier League draw at West Ham United, his club said on Thursday. Anelka, who faces a minimum ban of five matches if found guilty, had used his Facebook and Twitter accounts to ask the FA to drop the charges and denied he was anti-Semitic or racist. Anelka has used his social media outlets to defend himself and has a link to a video clip on the Le Figaro website that shows an interview with Roger Cukierman, president of CRIF, the council representing Jewish institutions in France, saying he did not think Anelka's action was anti-Semitic. West Brom said they would make no further comment "until the FA's disciplinary process has reached a conclusion" but the gesture has already had repercussions for the club. More...