John Terry charged over Anton Ferdinand abuse case
LONDON, England ● Chelsea captain John Terry was charged by the Football Association on Friday for abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand despite his acquittal at a criminal trial earlier this month. The former England captain was cleared of racially abusing Ferdinand at a London court hearing on July 13. However, the FA [...]
UEFA slams Terry with three games ban
LONDON, England ● Chelsea skipper John Terry has been handed an additional two-match European ban for his sending off against Barcelona in this year’s Champions League semi-final. Terry was given a straight red card after striking Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez with his knee during the second leg of the two clubs’ semi-final tie, a [...]
All or nothing for Chelsea
LIVERPOOL , England ● Liverpool scored three times in nine first-half minutes to avenge Saturday’s FA Cup final defeat by Chelsea as they beat the Champions League finalists 4-1 at Anfield here on Tuesday. Michael Essien’s own-goal and goals from Jordan Henderson, Daniel Agger and Jonjo Shelvey ensured Fernando Torres endured a nightmare return to [...]
Hodgson: no doubt about Rooney for Euro 2012
LONDON, England ● Hodgson was, as expected, confirmed as Fabio Capello’s successor on a four-year contract but there has already been much speculation as to why bookies’ favourite Harry Redknapp was not approached. The Tottenham boss was widely perceived to be the popular choice for the position, but the Football Association have confirmed [...]
England starts new 4 year chapter with Hodgson
LONDON, England ● Roy Hodgson was appointed England manager on a four-year contract, the Football Association announced Tuesday. The West Bromwich Albion boss emerged as the surprise front-runner for the England job on Sunday as the FA confirmed it had ignored the popular clamour for Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp to be appointed. Hodgson [...]
Hats off to Torres
LONDON, England — Fernando Torres hit his first Chelsea hat-trick as the Blues stepped up their bid for a top four finish with a 6-1 demolition of west London rivals QPR on Sunday. Torres has endured a mostly miserable 15 months since his British record £50 million move from Liverpool, but the Spanish striker looks [...]
No handshake necessary
LONDON, England ● The English Premier League has been forced to scrap team handshakes before Sunday’s match between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers due to John Terry’s looming racism trial. The Chelsea captain is accused of hurling insults at QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, who is black, during their BPL encounter in October. Terry faces a [...]
John Terry won’t be holding the Cup
LONDON, England ● UEFA’s disciplinary panel will decide Chelsea captain John Terry’s punishment after his red card for violent conduct against Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals. Terry gets a mandatory one-match ban and will miss the final on May 19 in Munich. Chelsea scored twice without the defender to draw 2-2 at Camp Nou [...]
John Terry has no complaints about red card
BARCELONA, Spain ● Chelsea captain John Terry said he deserved his red card in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at Barcelona which eliminated the holders and booked the Premier League side’s place in next month’s Champions League final. Defender Terry was shown a straight red card by Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir in the 37th minute [...]
