Chelsea and England football captain John Terry vowed Wednesday to prove his innocence after prosecutors said he would face criminal charges over allegations he racially abused QPR’s Anton Ferdinand.
Terry was ordered to appear in a magistrates court on February 1 over the incident during a Premier League match in October.
Alison Saunders, Chief Crown Prosecutor for London, said: “I have today advised the Metropolitan Police Service that John Terry should be prosecuted for a racially aggravated public order offence following comments allegedly made during a Premier League football match between Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea on 23 October 2011.”