Anton Ferdinand
Free speech is the real loser in Terry v Ferdinand
The least troubling aspect of the John Terry case for me is the revelation that footballers shout offensive and unpleasant obscenities at rivals in the heat of a football game. Even those of us who cannot lip read surely did not think they were saying ‘please pass me the ball’
By Kevin Rooney | Battle of Ideas, Football, Sport | Wednesday, 18 July 2012 at 4:00 am
John Terry: How Sarah Palin got it right
It’s been a notable week for the loss of titles: first Fred Goodwin, formerly a knight of the realm, and now John Terry, formerly captain of England. The news has only just broken, but it seems as though the attention around his July 9 trial – for the alleged racial abuse of QPR defender Anton Ferdinand – proved too much of a distraction for the FA leading into this summer’s European Championships.
By Musa Okwonga | Notebook, Opinion, Sport | Friday, 3 February 2012 at 2:23 pm
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