Will this ridiculous story never die? John Terry, cleared in court in July, was found guilty of a Football Association charge relating to the comments he made during an altercation with Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand last October, and with the appeal process still to be run the fall-out continues to become more and more spectacular and pathetic.
Chelsea captain John Terry has retired from international football on the eve of a Football Association disciplinary hearing into the infamous allegations surrounding his altercation with Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand last year.
A little after 2pm yesterday the magistrate overseeing Chelsea captain John Terry’s prosecution for a racially aggravated public order offence relating to comments made to Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand when the pair met in the Premier League last season recorded a verdict of not guilty. Terry was alleged to have used the words “f***ing black c***” towards Ferdinand – words he admitted uttering – but with no evidence to prove beyond doubt that Terry was lying about the context there could be no proof of guilt.
And so it goes on. With John Terry’s international future still in the balance, Stuart Pearce’s selection or non-selection of the dethroned captain would have provided a big clue as to whether Terry could expect to be named for UEFA Euro 2012. But the Chelsea captain hasn’t played since his side’s FA Cup win over Queens Park Rangers on January 28th, and is now not expected to return to action for nearly another two months after aggravating his knee injury.
If anybody thought that John Terry’s upcoming court proceedings relating to an alleged racially aggravated public order offence didn’t have the capacity to cause havoc in the England national football team camp, think again.
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