Terry faces FA charge

John Terry faced another fight to be cleared of using racist language towards Anton Ferdinand after the Football Association last night decided he still had a case to answer.

Terry faces FA charge

A fortnight after being acquitted by a court of racially abusing QPR defender Ferdinand in October, Chelsea captain Terry was charged by the FA over the same incident.

Despite being given a week to respond, Terry’s reaction was instant, the 31-year-old saying in a statement: “I deny the charge and I will be requesting the opportunity to attend the commission for a personal hearing.”

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