Via BBC News
Former England captain John Terry has announced his retirement from international football after playing 78 times in nine years for his country.
Terry, 31, says the decision is in response to the Football Association’s disciplinary charge over his alleged comments to Anton Ferdinand.
The Chelsea defender was cleared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in July of racially abusing Ferdinand.
He said his FA personal hearing on Monday makes his position “untenable”.
“I feel the FA, in pursuing charges against me where I have already been cleared in a court of law, have made my position with the national team untenable,” he said in a statement. Continue Reading….
Oh what a shame *sarcasm*
“I feel the FA, in pursuing charges against me where I have already been cleared in a court of law, have made my position with the national team untenable,”
Erm John you made your position “untenable” when you called Anton Ferdinand a “f**king black c**t”.
Now all this nasty piece of work needs to do next is retire from club football and then crawl under a rock and take Ashley ‘shoe shine’ Cole with him.
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sad to see you go fella….!!!
Fassy!
Shoe shine Cole gets me every time!! lol
boring. johnny boy that is
same here!
I recently watched a very good interview with Rio Ferdinand where he refused to ever captain England again and that he felt he’d been a little cheated and now JT stepping down to prove a point, good he’s too old anyway. BNP posterchild
i respect rio decision…. they showed their colours!!!
oh too bad!!!! Terra …love the quote.lol!