John Terry will fight "tooth and nail" to clear his name after the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed its intention to prosecute the England captain over an alleged racist slur made towards the Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand.
The defender is alleged to have abused Queens Park Ranger’s defender Anton Ferdinand, the brother of Terry’s England colleague Rio Ferdinand, during Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat at Loftus Road on 23 October.
It is believed this is the first time the captain of England has ever faced criminal charges in this country. Terry will appear at West London Magistrates’ Court on February 1 2012. The maximum sentence for the offence is a fine of £2,500. As a summary offence under the Crime and Disorder Act, it will be fully heard in a magistrates' court.
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