Thursday, 27 October 2011

John Terry and Anton Ferdinand Terry's side lost 1-0 and had two players sent off
QPR have held talks with defender Anton Ferdinand over allegations he was racially abused by Chelsea captain John Terry in Sunday's match at Loftus Road
Ferdinand trained with his team-mates on Tuesday but held the talks either side of the session.
Terry has categorically denied making a racist slur but the police are investigating after a public complaint.
"We have been notified of an incident involving alleged racial abuse," said a Metropolitan Police spokesman.
"This is currently being assessed by officers from Hammersmith and Fulham."
Videos circulated on the internet in the aftermath of the game, with some claiming the footage shows Terry, 30, insulting the QPR player using racist language.
BBC Sport understands QPR are to discuss the matter further with Ferdinand.
John Terry
The alleged incident happened in a bad-tempered game in which Chelsea were reduced to nine men in fist half , with Terry involved in several angry confrontations with referee Chris Foy.
Terry said in a statement: "I've seen that there's a lot of comments on the internet with regards to some video footage of me during the game.
"I am disappointed that people have leapt to the wrong conclusions about the context of what I was seen to be saying to Anton Ferdinand.
"I would never say such a thing - and I'm saddened that people would think so."
Terry added that Ferdinand, 26, had made no complaint and said the two remained on good terms.
"I have known Anton for a long time and spoke to him about it after the game and there was no problem between us," the England captain added.
"I congratulated him on their win. He has not accused me of any wrongful remark. It was clear it was all a misunderstanding at the time.
"After the result today, I am saddened to be dealing with these wrongful allegations."
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has insisted that the incident is borne out of a 'misunderstanding' 

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

ARSENAL VS BOLTON

TEVEZ FINED 4 WEEKS WAGES





 


Manchester city have fined striker Carlos Tevez four weeks’ wages for five breaches of his playing contract after an investigation into his refusal to come on as a substitute against Bayern Munich.
City lost the Champions League match 2-0 to the German giants and were already two down when manager Roberto Mancini told Tevez to prepare himself for entering the field of play, but the former Manchester United man allegedly refused.
After initially suspending the player for two weeks and, having conducted an internal investigation into the alleged breach of contract, the club have now confirmed the Argentine has been fined four weeks' wages for five breaches of his contract.
"Following a detailed investigation and associated hearing, a disciplinary panel has upheld the charge of misconduct,” the statement read.
"Five separate breaches of contract formed the basis of the decision by the panel."
The five breaches, as stipulated by the club, are:
  • An obligation to participate in any matches in which the player is selected to play for the club when directed by a Club official. 
  • An obligation to undertake such other duties and to participate in such other activities as are consistent with the performance of the player’s duties and as are reasonably required of him.
  • An obligation to comply with and act in accordance with all lawful instructions of any authorized official of the Club.
  • An obligation to observe the statutes and regulations of FIFA and UEFA, the FA Rules, the League Rules, the Code of Practice and the Club rules, including but not limited to breach of Rule E3(1) of the FA Rules (obligation on the player  all times to act in the best interests of the game and not act in any manner which is improper or which brings the game into disrepute).
  • An obligation not to knowingly or recklessly do anything or omit to do anything which is likely to bring the Club or the game of football into disrepute or cause the player or the Club to be in breach of the Rules (as defined in the contract) or cause damage to the Club.
"As a result Carlos Tevez has been fined four weeks’ wages and has been suspended for a period of two weeks (deemed to have already been served). He has received a written warning as to his future conduct," the statement continued.
"Carlos Tevez has been informed in writing of the decision of the disciplinary panel, and the Club has written to the Professional Footballers Association for ratification of the fine."
The troubled striker has a period of two weeks in which to appeal his fine.