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FA still to decide on own Terry charges

ESPN staff
July 13, 2012
John Terry was found not guilty © PA Photos
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The Football Association is in the process of deciding whether to charge John Terry with bringing the game into disrepute, with the anti-racism campaigner Lord Herman Ouseley telling ESPN he expects the FA investigation into the incident to continue.

ESPN has contacted the FA and been told that no comment will be made about whether a "football court" will now hear the racism claims and that it is most likely that a decision on that subject will be made later in the light of the Chief Magistrate's verdict of not guilty.

The FA's disciplinary structure does not rely on the more strict higher grade of proof needed for a conviction in the courts, and Lord Ouseley is looking closely at what action the association can now take.

Lord Ouseley told ESPN: "I expect the FA to consider the evidence and to decide whether it contravenes the FA's rule and regulations or not.

"I would expect the football regulatory body, that is the FA, to re-commence its disciplinary procedures which were interrupted by the police action and the subsequent court case.

"I believe that John Terry has this final hurdle to get over. We have to wait and see, though, if the FA decides to charge him. What we do know is that the FA has a responsibility to uphold the game."

Following the conclusion of the trial, the FA said in a statement: "The FA notes the decision in the John Terry case and will now seek to conclude its own enquiries. The FA will make no further comment at this time."

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