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02/11/2011
Terry Faces On Pitch Abuse Probe
Police officers have launched a formal investigation into allegations that the Chelsea captain John Terry racially abused Queen's Park Rangers (QPR)'s Anton Ferdinand.
His position as England captain is also in doubt after the Metropolitan Police launched a formal investigation after examining a video shot at a Premier League game between the two teams.
Police have so far spent a week assessing a complaint made by a member of the public after QPR's 1-0 win over Chelsea.
A Met Police spokesman said: "Police were notified of an incident on Sunday October 23 involving alleged racial abuse. This is currently being investigated by officers from Hammersmith and Fulham."
But, the 31-year-old defender insists his words have been taken out of context.
Mr Ferdinand has also submitted his account of the exchange to the Football Association (FA), which is also investigating the alleged incident.
He said in a statement: "I have very strong feelings on the matter, but in the interests of fairness and not wishing to prejudice what I am sure will be a very thorough inquiry by the FA, this will be my last comment on the subject until the inquiry is concluded."
(BMcC)
His position as England captain is also in doubt after the Metropolitan Police launched a formal investigation after examining a video shot at a Premier League game between the two teams.
Police have so far spent a week assessing a complaint made by a member of the public after QPR's 1-0 win over Chelsea.
A Met Police spokesman said: "Police were notified of an incident on Sunday October 23 involving alleged racial abuse. This is currently being investigated by officers from Hammersmith and Fulham."
But, the 31-year-old defender insists his words have been taken out of context.
Mr Ferdinand has also submitted his account of the exchange to the Football Association (FA), which is also investigating the alleged incident.
He said in a statement: "I have very strong feelings on the matter, but in the interests of fairness and not wishing to prejudice what I am sure will be a very thorough inquiry by the FA, this will be my last comment on the subject until the inquiry is concluded."
(BMcC)
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