it is understandable why mr terry wants to make this point his reputation is at stake
the trial focused on words spoken by the defender during a heated altercation with ferdinand 27 following a penalty appeal in a match last oct. 23. Footage of the exchange was seen by more than two million sky viewers and uploaded to youtube but the exact content of the conversation could not be ascertained conclusively. Ferdinand himself had not complained of racial abuse the investigation began following a single complaint made by an off-duty police office watching the game on tv ferdinand had had not heard the words spoken by terry and only saw footage about one hour after the game on youtube