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ENTERTAINMENT and ADVENTURE => Sports Watch => Topic started by: Emmy Baba on Jul 09, 2012, 08:40 PM

Title: John Terry trial begins over alleged racist abuse of Anton Ferdinand
Post by: Emmy Baba on Jul 09, 2012, 08:40 PM
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The Blues captain is due in court to face a racially aggravated public order charge relating to the accusations made following a Premier League match last October.

The comments, which the former England captain strenuously denies making, were purportedly made during the Premier League fixture between the two west London rivals at Loftus Road in October 2011, which the R's won 1-0.

Terry was subsequently charged with a racially aggravated public order offense, to which the 31-year-old's legal representatives responded with a not guilty plea in February.

However, if convicted, Terry faces a maximum penalty of a 2,500 pound fine for an offense that has already seen him lose the England armband, an episode that directly led to the resignation of Fabio Capello.

The trial's start date was delayed until after Euro 2012 as a number of Chelsea players, who are giving evidence on behalf of Terry, would have been unable to attend. The trial, taking place at Westminster Magistrates, is expected to last five days.

The Football Association banned Liverpool's Luis Suarez for eight games and fined the striker 40,000 pounds last season after he was found guilty of misconduct, regarding "using insulting words" towards Manchester United's Patrice Evra.


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