FA finds John Terry guilty in Ferdinand race case, bags four game ban

(Left) Anton Ferdinand (Right) John Terry

 

John Terry has been banned for four games by the FA and fined £220,000 for being found guilty of 'misconduct' in relation to the Anton Ferdinand race row case.

The Chelsea defender has 14 days to appeal which means he will be available for his side's game at Arsenal on Saturday.

Terry will wait to receive the written decision and consider the reasons for it before deciding whether to launch an appeal.

Read FA full statement after the jump......

 

 'An Independent Regulatory Commission has today [Thursday 27 September 2012] found a charge of misconduct against John Terry proven and has issued a suspension for a period of four matches and a fine of £220,000, pending appeal.

'The Football Association charged Mr Terry on Friday 27 July 2012 with using abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards Queens Park Rangers’ Anton Ferdinand and which included a reference to colour and/or race contrary to FA Rule E3[2] in relation to the Queens Park Rangers FC versus Chelsea FC fixture at Loftus Road on 23 October 2011.

'The charge was the result of The FA’s long-standing investigation into this matter, which was placed on hold at the request of the Crown Prosecution Service and Mr Terry’s representatives pending the outcome of the criminal trial.'

Source: DailyMail