Flashpoint: The John Terry and Anton Ferdinand racism case is due to reach its conclusion this week

It is understood the FA’s failure to acknowledge their rule 6.8 — which says the outcome and  evidence of any civil or criminal court trial should be regarded as the correct version of events — was the final straw for Terry.

He had hoped the hearing would be abandoned on these grounds but, on finding out that it would be proceeding, decided he could no longer play for England.

Terry was found not guilty in back in July, which prompted the FA to open their own hearing. Their charge includes an alleged ‘reference to the ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race of Ferdinand’ and they only have to prove their case ‘on the balance of probabilities’ to find him guilty.

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