Chelsea captain John Terry will be charged with racially abusing a Premier League opponent -- the maximum sentence for which is a fine of $3,920.The Crown Prosecution Service said Wednesday that there was sufficient evidence to prosecute Terry for his on-field exchange Oct. 23 with Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand. Ferdinand is black.The 31-year-old England captain faces a charge of using "threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior, or disorderly behavior within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress which was racially aggravated."Terry's initial hearing will be Feb. 1 at West London Magistrates' Court. The maximum sentence for the offense is a fine of $3,920."I have today advised the Metropolitan Police Service that John Terry should be prosecuted for a racially aggravated public order offense following comments allegedly made during a Premier League football match between Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea," said Alison Saunders, the chief crown prosecutor for London. "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." Source: ESPN
agreed. Andy. I don't care about Terry. I dislike him just like everyone else and on the pitch think we would be better off without him.
