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Terry reignites racism row fallout at UEFA event

London: The bitter fallout from English football's high-profile racism case resurfaced on Friday in front of UEFA President Michel Platini as John Terry refused to shake hands with the man who stripped him of the England captaincy.

The snub came at an event in London where European champion Chelsea were handing back the Champions League trophy ahead of next month's final at Wembley Stadium.

Terry was sacked as England captain last year by Football Association chairman David Bernstein as he awaited trial on a charge he racially abused a rival while playing for Chelsea.

Despite being cleared in criminal trial, an FA disciplinary panel went on to ban Terry for four matches for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in a Premier League match at Queens Park Rangers....more    

FA to review sanctions for racial abuse

London: The English FA's sanctions for racial abuse are to be reviewed in the wake of the John Terry-Anton Ferdinand case, FA chairman David Bernstein said on Tuesday. Bernstein said the FA's disciplinary commission got Terry's punishment "pretty much right" and he did not want black players breaking away and forming their own association or union. Terry was banned for four matches and fined 220,000 pounds by an independent FA...  

John Terry will remain Chelsea captain

London: John Terry will continue to be Chelsea's club captain on a permanent basis, club chairman Bruce Buck confirmed on Saturday. Terry was starting a four-match domestic suspension on Saturday after being found guilty by a Football Association commission of racially insulting Queens Park Ranger defender Anton Ferdinand a year ago this weekend. Buck said: "John will continue to be captain of the club. We are not going to suspend...  

Terry decides not to appeal against four-match ban

London: Chelsea's John Terry will not appeal against his four-match ban and 220,000-pound fine for racially insulting Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, the player said in a statement on Thursday. Terry, 31, was found guilty by a Football Association (FA) tribunal of using a racial slur towards Ferdinand during a Premier League match at Loftus Road in October 2011. The centre back was acquitted in a court of law...  

QPR hold lacklustre Chelsea to a goalless draw

London: Anton Ferdinand's snub of John Terry in the pre-match handshake overshadowed Chelsea's 0-0 draw at local rival Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, a result that ended the European champions' perfect start in the English Premier League. Terry was also booed and jeered throughout a game played in a hostile atmosphere at Loftus Road, two months after being acquitted in court of racially abusing Ferdinand in the corresponding league match...  

Ferdinand snubs Terry in pre-match handshake

London: The feud between Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand and Chelsea captain John Terry continued on Saturday when Ferdinand ignored Terry in the pre-match handshake at Loftus Road. Ferdinand also shunned Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, who gave evidence on Terry's behalf when Terry was found not guilty in court in July of racially abusing Ferdinand during the corresponding Premier League fixture last season. Saturday's meeting was the first between...  

Terry racial row has not seen its completion

London: Being acquitted by a court of racial abuse might not be the end of the matter for Chelsea captain John Terry. The English Football Association now has to conclude its own investigation and decide whether to charge Terry over his confrontation with Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, which led to the failed criminal prosecution. Action could also be taken against Ferdinand, who " like Terry " admitted using...  

Cole defends Terry in racial slur trial

London: Chelsea defender Ashley Cole defended captain John Terry against accusations of racism on the second day of his teammate's trial, saying Wednesday that the case should never have come to court. Terry is accused of calling Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand a "black (expletive)" in a racially-aggregated verbal attack during a match after being goaded over an alleged affair. Terry lost the England captaincy for the first time...  

John Terry's racial slur trial begins in London

London: The racism trial of John Terry began Monday with prosecutors claiming the Chelsea captain acknowledges using offensive language as a "sarcastic exclamation." The England defender came face to face in court with Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, whom he is accused of racially abusing during a Premier League match in October. The 31-year-old Terry faces a maximum fine of $3,900 if he becomes the first top soccer player...  

Capello's Terry backing may be breach of contract

London: Just like before the 2010 World Cup, a dispute revolving around John Terry is unsettling England's preparations for a major tournament. But this time, rather than acting as a unifier, Fabio Capello has been accused of exacerbating tensions ahead of the European Championships. And the coach may have breached his lucrative contract as a result. Capello's authority appears to have been undermined by his employers when Terry was fired...