John terry racially abuse Anton ferdinard

John Terry used a racist obscenity against
Anton Ferdinand after taunts about his alleged
affair with a team-mate's ex-partner, a court
has heard. The 31-year-old Chelsea and England footballer is
charged with a racially-aggravated public order
offence - an allegation he denies. It relates to a comment allegedly made to the QPR
defender when the teams played at Loftus Road last
October. The trial, set to last five days, is at Westminster
Magistrates' Court. If found guilty, the maximum sentence Mr Terry could
receive is a £2,500 fine. Chelsea captain Mr Terry was allowed out of the dock
into the well of the court to view footage of the
alleged insult. 'Demonstrated hostility' The court heard that Mr Terry maintains he was only
sarcastically repeating words that Mr Ferdinand
wrongly thought he had used, during the match which
was broadcast to millions of people. Opening the prosecution, Duncan Penny said: "The
Crown's case is that the words were abusive and
insulting in a straightforward sense." He added that a racially abusive obscenity had been
uttered "demonstrating hostility based on Mr
Ferdinand's membership of a racial group". "They were uttered by the defendant in response to
goading by Mr Ferdinand on the issue of his extra-
marital affair, rather than by way of exaggerated and
instant querying of a perceived false allegation," he
said. Police questioned the Chelsea defender under caution
in November 2011 and a file on the matter was sent to
the Crown Prosecution Service at the beginning of
December. The decision to investigate the former England captain
was taken when police received a complaint from a
member of the public after the Premier League match
at QPR's home ground. As a summary offence under the Crime and Disorder
Act, the trial will be fully dealt with in a magistrates'
court. Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle is hearing the case,
with no jury as it has not been referred to a Crown
court. Mr Terry, whose Chelsea team won the Champions
League and the FA Cup in May, was part of the England
side that reached the quarter finals of Euro 2012 last
month. Anton Ferdinand has played for West Ham,
Sunderland and QPR and is the brother of Rio
Ferdinand, John Terry's England team-mate and
defensive partner for the national side.