Cops turn up heat on Terry in Anton Ferdinand probe
Posted Wednesday, November 02, 2011 by The Sun
UNDER PRESSURE ... Blues skipper John Terry
JOHN TERRY found himself under even more intense pressure last night in his bust-up with Anton Ferdinand.
The Metropolitan Police have taken over the probe into his alleged racial slur against the QPR defender.
As a result the FA have now halted their own inquiries, which they had hoped to conclude this week, until the police complete their investigation.
But it has left them in a difficult position over whether Terry can captain England against Spain at Wembley on November 12.
The FA have a history with the Spanish concerning racism, having called on UEFA to take strong action over abusive chanting during a friendly international at Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium seven years ago.
Both Terry and Anton's brother, Rio, took part in that match, which saw Spain fined 100,000 Swiss francs after their fans racially taunted Ashley Cole, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Jermaine Jenas.
At the time the punishment was announced, an FA statement said: "The FA is firmly committed to fighting racism in football at all levels of the game.
"We will continue to adopt a zero tolerance approach to any racist behaviour in English football and whenever any of our teams play abroad.
"Racism is the scourge of the game and it is the responsibility of all who care about football to do everything within their power to eradicate it."
There was also fierce criticism of ex-Spain boss Luis Aragones over his comments about then Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.
The irony of Terry captaining his country will not be lost on Spain if he gets the armband at Wembley.
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