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Premier League on trial over racism’s return

Oct. 30 | LONDON: Racism, a problem that English football thought it had solved, has returned to haunt the country that gave birth to the game, with the Premier League’s global popularity on the line after a succession of scandals. With Luis Suarez and John...

Di Matteo – Chelsea right to keep Terry as captain

Oct. 21 | LONDON: – Roberto Di Matteo has backed the decision of the Chelsea board to allow John Terry to retain the club captaincy despite being found guilty of using racially abusive language. Terry missed Chelsea’s 4-2 win at Tottenham, which preserved...

Cole risks sanction over FA criticism

Cole risks sanction over FA criticism

Oct. 6 | PARIS: Chelsea defender Ashley Cole (pic) on Friday risked a Football Association sanction and his England team place after strongly criticising the governing body’s ruling into the John Terry-Anton Ferdinand racism case. Cole hit out after the...

Terry not racist, says Mourinho

Sep. 28 | PARIS: Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho leapt to the defence of John Terry on Thursday, insisting the controversial defender is not a racist. Terry was handed a four-match ban by the Football Association (FA) and fined 220,000 ($356,722, 276,000 euros)...

Taylor urges Terry to accept racism ban

Sep. 28 | LONDON: Former England manager Graham Taylor has urged Chelsea captain John Terry to accept a four-match ban for racial abuse and bring an end to a controversy that has bedevilled English football for nearly a year. Terry was handed a ban by the Football...

Terry and Ferdinand meet at hearing

Sep. 25 | LONDON: John Terry and Anton Ferdinand met at Wembley as the Chelsea captain’s Football Association disciplinary hearing over allegations he racially abused the QPR defender started on Monday. Ferdinand gave evidence to the independent panel at...

England can cope without Terry says Lampard

Sep. 10 | LONDON: Frank Lampard insists John Terry’s absence against Ukraine on Tuesday shouldn’t derail England’s bid to maintain their 100 percent record on the road to the 2014 World Cup. Roy Hodgson’s side suffered a significant blow...

Hodgson backs England’s old guard

Sep. 2 | LONDON:  Roy Hodgson has launched a passionate defence of England’s old guard as he prepares to use the aging stars to form the spine of his team for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. England start on the road to Brazil next Friday with their opening...

Hodgson plans to pick Terry for qualifiers

Aug. 25 | LONDON: England manager Roy Hodgson confirmed on Friday that he plans to pick John Terry for his team’s World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine even though the Chelsea defender faces disciplinary action for racial abuse. Terry is due at...

Ferdinand denies FA charge

Ferdinand denies FA charge

Aug. 3 | Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand. - AFP MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has denied a Football Association (FA) charge of improper conduct following comments he made on Twitter at the end of the John Terry racism trial. Following...