Football: FA under pressure to act against Terry

LONDON: Football Association (FA) chiefs have been urged to follow the precedent set by the Luis Suarez case and take action against Chelsea captain John Terry for using racially offensive language. England defender Terry was found not guilty of racially abusing rival player Anton Ferdinand at the end of a five-day trial at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Friday. During the trial, Terry admitted using foul words to Ferdinand during a match between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers on October 23 last year. Suarez, Liverpool's Uruguay forward, was banned for eight matches for using the Spanish word 'negrito' (little black) in a clash with Manchester United defender Patrice Evra last season. The Suarez verdict has increased pressure on the FA to act against Terry because of the similarities of both cases.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 17^th, 2012.