Football: Ferdinand set to snub Terry handshake

LONDON: QPR defender Anton Ferdinand is expected to snub Chelsea defender John Terry’s pre-match handshake this weekend following racism allegations involving the players, it was reported. According to The Daily Mail, Ferdinand would shun Terry’s handshake if it was offered to him following legal advice that either shaking or refusing to shake Terry’s hand could both have implications for the looming court case. Terry is facing a July 9 court case over allegations that he racially abused Ferdinand during QPR’s victory over Chelsea in October. Terry, who lost the England captaincy over the issue, has strongly denied any wrongdoing. The Football Association cancelled handshakes when QPR faced Chelsea in the FA Cup in January.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 27^th, 2012.