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THE FA RELEASES WRITTEN REASONS FOR JOHN TERRY VERDICT/ ASHLEY COLE CALLS FA A “BUNCH OF TWATS”

October 6, 2012

Via The Guardian The Football Association disciplinary panel that banned Chelsea’s captain John Terry for racially abusing the Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand found the defence he maintained for a year “improbable, implausible and contrived”, it emerged on Friday. Even as hopes were expressed that the verdict would draw a line under a damaging year-long saga that led to Terry’s international retirement and the resignation of Fabio Capello as the England manager, Ashley Cole sparked new controversy by branding the FA […]

UK NEWS: POLICE INVESTIGATE TWITTER “CHOC ICE” COMMENT AIMED AT ASHLEY COLE

July 17, 2012

Several days ago a Twitter user tweeted footballer Rio Ferdinand (brother of Anton) and called fellow player Ashley Cole a “choc ice” and a “sell out”. Why? Cole appeared in court last week and defended his “good friend” and Chelsea team-mate John Terry during his racism trial. Terry had been accused of calling QPR player Anton Ferdinand a “f**king black c*nt” during a match in October 2011. He admitted to shouting the words but was cleared of racially abusing Ferdinand. (Click HERE to read all about it). Since […]