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Second day of Terry hearing ends

ESPN staff
September 25, 2012
John Terry's FA hearing is now two days in © Getty Images
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The second day of the FA hearing into John Terry's alleged racial abuse of Anton Ferdinand drew to a close at Wembley on Tuesday.

Terry, who was cleared of any wrongdoing at Westminster Magistrates' Court in July, is now standing before an FA hearing as the governing body attempts to establish what happened between the 31-year-old and Queens Park Rangers defender Ferdinand when their sides met last October.

The FA's pursuit of the matter was cited by Terry in his announcement on Sunday that he would be retiring from international duty with England, a statement in which he said he felt the FA had made his "position with the national team untenable".

After a reaction from the FA to Terry's announcement was followed by comments from those who had worked with him at Chelsea such as Ray Wilkins and Avram Grant another ex-colleague at the club Marcel Desailly added his thoughts on the matter.

The former France international, who played alongside Terry at Stamford Bridge, was critical of the FA in what he viewed as its part in the player's retirement from international duty.

"It's sad. The national team is what gives you the biggest exposure in your career," Desailly was quoted as saying by the Sun.

"It is the FA who have put him in difficulty, who have not protected him when they should have."

Desailly also blamed the FA for the way in which Terry was stripped of the England captaincy back in February.

"It is not Fabio Capello who made him retire," said Desailly. "The FA took a sporting decision without consulting with the national team manager."

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck was also at the hearing for its entirety on Tuesday, showing his support for his club captain.

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