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| The accused (left) and the accuser (right) |
Chelsea defender John Terry used racial slurs toward QPR center back Anton Ferdinand after being taunted over his alleged affair with a former teammate's girlfriend, a court heard on Monday.
Terry allegedly called Ferdinand "a f****** black c***" after being mocked over his much-publicized affair with Wayne Bridge's girlfriend during the latter's spell at Chelsea.
The 31-year-old is appearing in court charged with a racially aggravated public order offense during a Premier League game in October of last year at Loftus Road.
The court heard that the pair traded insults during the match but the Chelsea captain insists he was only sarcastically repeating racist obscenities that Ferdinand wrongly thought he had used.
If convicted, Terry faces a maximum penalty of a 2,500 pounds fine for an offense that has already seen him lose the England armband, an episode that directly led to the resignation of Fabio Capello.
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