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  • John Terry To Face Racial Abuse Charges

    John Terry To Face Racial Abuse Charges

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    Chelsea and England captain John Terry will face charges over allegations he racially abused another player.

    The player will appear in court on February 1 following the decision by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

    Alison Saunders, Chief Crown Prosecutor for London said:

    “I have today advised the Metropolitan Police Service that John Terry should be prosecuted for a racially aggravated public order offence following comments allegedly made during a Premier League football match between Queen’s Park Rangers and Chelsea on 23 October 2011.

    “The decision was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors and after careful consideration of all the evidence I am satisfied there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to prosecute this case.”

    Videos of the alleged incident were circulated online and last week the CPS were handed previously unseen footage.

    The Chelsea star has always denied making a racist comment to QPR’s Anton Ferdinand.

    Reacting to the CPS statement he said:

    “I am disappointed with the decision to charge me and hope to be given the chance to clear my name as quickly as possible.

    “I have never aimed a racist remark at anyone and count people from all races and creeds among my closest friends.

    “I will fight tooth and nail to prove my innocence. I have campaigned against racism and believe there is no place for it in society.”

    Ahead of the CPS decision Terry’s manager Andre Villas-Boas said the defender had his “full support” of both himself and the Chelsea club.

    n a statement, Terry’s club said:

    “Chelsea FC has always been fully supportive of John in this matter and will continue to be so.

    “The club finds all forms of discrimination abhorrent and we are proud of the work we undertake campaigning on this important issue.”

    If convicted, the multimillionaire would face a fine of around £2,500.

     

     

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  • Guus Hiddink refuses to be drawn on links with Chelsea

    Guus Hiddink refuses to be drawn on links with Chelsea

    Guus Hiddink refuses to be drawn on links with Chelsea

    * guardian.co.uk, Thursday 26 May 2011 09.39 BST

    Guus Hiddink

    Guus Hiddink has refused to discuss links with Chelsea. Photograph: Getty Images
    Guus Hiddink has refused to discuss links with Chelsea. Photograph: Getty Images

    Guus Hiddink has admitted he misses the day-to-day nature of club management, but is refusing to be drawn on speculation linking him with a return to Chelsea.

    The veteran coach, who had a successful five-months in charge of Chelsea two years ago, has been acting as an advisor to the club’s owner, Roman Abramovich, ever since, while also coaching the Turkish national side.

    He was installed as one of the favourites to replace Carlo Ancelotti following the Italian’s sacking but, while he says he misses the club environment, he is not focussing on anything other than Turkey’s match with Belgium.

    “I have in my career very few games. I want to do more with the players on a daily basis but that is impossible because I am national team manager.

    “But I am not going into the speculation as I have to prepare the team and to make sure that no one can blame me afterwards saying I was concentrating on other things. I am not going into speculation, I am fully concentrated. I demand full commitment from myself so I will not go into speculation.

    “I am being forced by circumstances to go into a tunnel and exclude a little bit the outside world. I have heard a lot of rumours and speculation.

    “I have told the players they must focus on Belgium and the same goes for me. I am fully focused on getting the team ready for next Friday.”

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