The Metropolitan police have confirmed that they “assessing” a complaint from a member of the public accusing Chelsea and England captain John Terry of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand
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Terry is alleged to have committed the act during his team’s ill-tempered defeat at Loftus Road on Sunday and the player himself has vehemently denied uttering a racist slur at Ferdinand.
“We can confirm that police have been notified of an incident on Sunday 23 October involving alleged racial abuse,” a Metropolitan Police statement said.
“This is currently being assessed by officers from Hammersmith and Fulham.”
The claims against Terry emerged after video footage circulated on the Internet appearing to show the England star using racist language.
Terry denied abusing Ferdinand, saying the footage had been miscontrued.
“I’ve seen that there’s a lot of comments on the internet with regards to some video footage of me during the game,” he said.
“I’m 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.”
Ferdinand, the brother of Terry’s England team-mate Rio, has so far maintained a silence over the incident.
The defender is expected to meet QPR officials later on Tuesday to discuss the issue.
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