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Ferdinand will snub Terry handshake - report

ESPNsoccernet staff
January 25, 2012
Anton Ferdinand and John Terry are both expected to start this weekend's FA Cup tie between QPR and Chelsea © PA Photos
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QPR defender Anton Ferdinand is set to snub John Terry's pre-match handshake ahead of this weekend's FA Cup tie against Chelsea, according to the Daily Mirror.

The match at Loftus Road will be the first meeting of the pair since Terry was hit with a criminal charge of racially abusing Ferdinand during Chelsea's 1-0 defeat at QPR in October.

Terry, who denies any wrongdoing and has also been charged by the FA, will appear in court on February 1.

QPR intimated on Tuesday that they want Ferdinand to ease tensions ahead of the west London derby by publicly burying the hatchet with Terry. But the Daily Mirror claim Ferdinand has been left bemused by the club's stance and maintains he has not been approached over the issue.

If Ferdinand does refuse Terry's handshake, it will not be the first time the Blues skipper has been snubbed. Wayne Bridge refused to shake his hand ahead of Manchester City's game with Chelsea in February 2010, amid allegations Terry had an affair with the mother of Bridge's son.

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