Former FA chairman Lord Triesman blasts Terry ban

TEAMtalk :    Former Football Association chairman Lord Triesman has hit out at the decision to ban John Terry for only four matches for racist abuse.

Chelsea captain Terry was handed the suspension and a £220,000 fine after being found guilty of using a racist slur towards Anton Ferdinand by an independent FA regulatory commission.

The ban was half of that given to Liverpool striker Luis Suarez for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.

The FA commission said Terry had been given a lesser ban because the “racist insult was issued only once”, as opposed to repeated use by Suarez.