WEMBLEY, England — Less than a day after quitting soccer, John Terry attended a racism hearing at the Football Association yesterday with the former England captain facing an eight-match ban from playing for Chelsea.
The defender is fighting a misconduct charge that was brought despite being cleared in court of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match last October.
Terry, 31 decided Sunday night his position had been made “untenable” by the FA’s decision to pursue a case, although he had been allowed to keep playing despite being stripped of the captaincy before the trial.