John Terry banned and fined by FA over Anton Ferdinand incident

Chelsea captain John Terry has been
banned for four matches and fined
£220,000 for racially abusing QPR
defender Anton Ferdinand.
The Football Association found Terry
guilty following a four-day hearing.
A statement from Terry's management
said he was "disappointed" the FA had
reached a "different conclusion" to the
"not guilty verdict of a court of law".
In July, the ex-England captain, 31, was
cleared by Westminster Magistrates'
Court of racially abusing Ferdinand.
The Terry statement continued: "He has
asked for the detailed written reasons
of the decision and will consider them
carefully before deciding whether to
lodge an appeal."
Terry will have 14 days from receiving
the written reasons to decide whether
to lodge an appeal. The ban and fine
will not come into effect until after the
centre-half has decided what to do.
A statement from his club added:
"Chelsea Football Club notes and
respects today's decision by the
Football Association regarding John
Terry.
"We also recognise that John has the
right to appeal that decision. It is
therefore inappropriate for us to
comment further on the matter at this
time."
The FA charged Terry in July with using
abusive and/or insulting words and/or
behaviour towards Ferdinand and
which included a reference to colour
and/or race contrary to FA Rule E3[2].
Terry admitted using the word "black"
and swearing at Ferdinand but insisted
he had only been repeating words he
thought the Rangers defender had
accused him of saying.
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