FA find John Terry guilty of racial abuse
 

Four match ban.

£222,000 fine.

so strict!!! not favouring english footballers at all!!!

I dont get this, I thought his court case found him not guilty?

The footballer denied the charge but the FA independent regulatory commission ruled that he was guilty of misconduct during Chelsea's defeat at QPR on October 23 last year.

The FA's guilty verdict came despite the 31-year-old being cleared by a criminal court in July of a racially aggravated public order offence.

The Chelsea defender's representatives, Elite Management, said Terry is "disappointed" by the guilty verdict, which was "a different conclusion to the clear not guilty verdict of a court of law".

He will ask for detailed written reasons of the decision before deciding whether to lodge an appeal, the management company added.

Before his FA hearing started this week, Terry announced his retirement from international football.

Handing down the guilty verdict, the FA released a statement saying:

"The Football Association charged Mr Terry on Friday 27 July 2012 with using abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards Queens Park Rangers' Anton Ferdinand and which included a reference to colour and/or race contrary 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 decision of the Independent Regulatory Commission is as follows: Mr Terry be suspended from all domestic club football until such time as Chelsea's First Team have completed four competitive matches; [he is] fined the sum of £220,000."

The penalty is suspended until after the outcome of any appeal.

The case centred around an incident during a Chelsea QPR match last year when Terry and Ferdinand clashed verbally on a number of occasions.

Terry was found not guilty in Westminster Magistrates Court in July of a racially-aggravated public order offence with the prosecution unable to prove the words he said to Ferdinand were being used as an insult.

Terry admitted using the words, but insisted he had only been repeating words he thought Ferdinand had accused him of saying.

Chelsea and England team-mate Ashley Cole gave evidence that helped exonerate Terry, telling the court: "We shouldn't be sitting here".

The FA's decision to press ahead with their own charges infuriated Terry to the extent that on the eve of the disciplinary hearing he announced he was quitting international football with immediate effect, saying his position was "untenable".

Terry's legal team had argued the governing body's own rules dictated that his acquittal in court meant the case could not proceed but the FA believed their charge was distinct from the court charge.

The panel who handed Liverpool striker Luis Suarez an eight-match ban when they found him guilty of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra last season declared at that time that simply using racist language was enough to constitute a breach of FA rules.

Chelsea issued a statement that refused to condemn the FA's verdict.

It said: "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."

Do you get that Vicky? :idc:

I dont understand why the FA felt the need to override the courts findings, that is all :idc:

But as I said before the edit, I dont much understand football related stuff :laugh:

Pathetic. Should of had more games and a fine which would actually hurt someone who makes millions and millions a year.

Well yeah, I thought that also, 200grand is **** all to a footballer surely? Its like us being fined a quid for something :laugh:

neither do most footballers, referees or football association members, sadly

If innocent people get an 8 game ban then Terry should have got at least a 10 game ban.

Fine doesn't matter, would pay it without any problem anyway.

I think they felt under pressure to do something considering they handed an 8 match ban to Suarez and Terry did admit he'd used the words "black *****"

Well he was guilty so yeah :idc: he deserves everything he's got coming to him

Difference with Suarez is that word was more offensive and in Spanish/English it obviously had different meanings and in the FA report according to the evidence they collected apart from the footage he said it more than once?

Going back to JT, he is a vile cretin and there is no excuse for his use of those words.

because the suits and ties at the FA will be back pocketing some cash for themselves. out the fine money, they wont admit to that, but i know they wouldnt be doing that job if there wasn't some big perks, their all corrupt cheating scum at the FA.

oh dear

Because the court was not going to throw someone as famous as John Terry in prison, the FA however can punish him with the evidence that The Police found and I for one am glad that his been punished a little bit for once.