John Terry was banned for 4 matches and fined £220,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand, on this day in 2012.
The Chelsea captain denied the cost however a Football Association regulatory fee dominated he was guilty of misconduct throughout his aspect’s 1-0 Premier League defeat to QPR at Loftus Road on October 23 2011.
The 31-year-old England defender introduced his retirement from worldwide soccer every week earlier than the FA’s choice and determined to not attraction in opposition to it.
An FA assertion learn: “An unbiased regulatory fee has right now found a cost of misconduct in opposition to John Terry confirmed and has issued a suspension for a interval of 4 matches and a nice of £220,000, pending attraction.
“The Football Association charged Mr Terry on Friday 27 July 2012 with utilizing abusive and/or insulting phrases and/or behaviour in direction of Queens Park Rangers’ Anton Ferdinand and which included a reference to color and/or race opposite to FA Rule E3[2] in relation to the Queens Park Rangers FC versus Chelsea FC fixture at Loftus Road on 23 October 2011.
“The charge was the result of The FA’s long-standing investigation into this matter, which was placed on hold at the request of the Crown Prosecution Service and Mr Terry’s representatives pending the outcome of the criminal trial.”
The incident occurred in Chelsea’s defeat to QPR when the pair clashed verbally on a number of events in the match.
Terry was beforehand found not guilty – in Westminster Magistrates Court in July 2012 – of a racially-aggravated public order offence because the prosecution was unable to show he had known as Ferdinand a “f****** black c***” as an insult.
Terry admitted utilizing the phrases, however insisted he had solely been repeating phrases he thought Ferdinand had accused him of saying.
The FA determined to launch their very own investigation of the matter which angered Terry and he introduced he was quitting worldwide soccer with fast impact, saying his place was “untenable”, on the eve of the unbiased listening to.
Terry’s authorized staff had argued the governing physique’s personal guidelines dictated that his acquittal in court docket meant the case couldn’t proceed however the FA determined to hold on with their investigation, stating their cost was distinct from the court docket cost.
The panel who handed Liverpool striker Luis Suarez an eight-match ban after they found him guilty of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra the season earlier than declared merely utilizing racist language was sufficient to breach FA guidelines.
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