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John Terry cleared of racism against Anton Ferdinand | |
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Ex-England captain John Terry has been cleared of racially abusing fellow footballer Anton Ferdinand. | |
The Chelsea and England defender had denied making the comments to the Queen Park Rangers player during a match at Loftus Road last October. | |
The 31-year-old told Westminster Magistrates' Court that he had repeated what he thought Mr Ferdinand had said to him as the pair traded insults. | |
Mr Terry had described himself as "angry and upset" over the claims. | |
It was alleged he had insulted Mr Ferdinand in a match between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers, describing him as "black" and using extreme sexual swear words. | |
But Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle said he had heard a great deal of evidence to show Mr Terry was not a racist. | |