John Terry banned for four matches over racially abusing Anton Ferdinand after FA finds him guilty of racial abuse

Former England football captain John Terry has been banned for four matches after the Football Association has found him guilty of racial abuse.

The 31-year-old Chelsea captain had denied an FA charge that he racially abused Anton Ferdinand in a Premier League match last October. He was acquitted in a criminal case in July.

But following an FA independent regulatory commission hearing, he has now been banned for four matches and given a £220,000 fine for using insulting words which included a reference to Anton Ferdinand's colour or race.