Four-match Terry ban sends wrong message, says players' chief

John Terry’s four-match ban for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand has undermined the Football Association’s hard-line stance on tackling racism, according to players’ chief Clarke Carlisle.

The Chelsea defender was hit with the ban on September 27, with an independent FA regulatory commission revealing in its findings released on Friday that his words towards QPR defender Ferdinand during a Barclays Premier League game in October last year were used as an insult.