BPL: John Terry 'racially abused Ferdinand after taunt', court told

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John Terry racially abused the brother of his England colleague Rio Ferdinand during a football match after he was taunted about an alleged affair with a team-mate's ex-girlfriend, a court heard on Monday.

Terry is accused of a racially aggravated public order offence following the emergence of video footage which appeared to show him abusing the Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October 2011.

The Chelsea captain, 31, allegedly called Ferdinand, who is mixed race, a '****ing black c***', Westminster Magistrates' Court in London heard. He also allegedly told Ferdinand to '**** off' and also called him a '****ing knobhead' as the pair exchanged insults.

Prosecutor Duncan Penny said Terry's words 'demonstrated hostility based on Mr Ferdinand's membership or presumed membership of a racial group'.