Personal Reflection #3

 John Terry and Anton Ferdinand

              On September 15^th 2012 during a premier league match , Chelsea’s captain John Terry was spotted exchanging words with QPR defender Anton Ferdinand . At the time, it seemed like a normal spat in any other football fixture a spectator would imagine, but in this case something had made the incident look more serious. In fact Anton Ferdinand would not hold himself down and continued in frustration to raise his issue towards the referee of the evening . After witnessing the match finishing in a goalless draw, it appeared the game was not over on the sidelines. Weeks later QPR FC had launched an official complaint to the English football association accusing Chelsea’s captain John Terry of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. It was here where the world of football and I had realized that this game had a sense of racism. Video footages had shown that john terry was quoted saying “you fuxxxxx black xxxx”.  It was so intense that john terry was receiving death threats from loyal QPR fans due racial comments he had made .This case would go on behind court room sessions for several months involving many footballers from both teams. On September27 2012, the football association had sentenced john terry for a four match ban and a fine of 220,000 pounds with using abusive and insulting words towards Queens Park Rangers' Anton Ferdinand .

          

            In conclusion this incident had proved to me that there was a sense of racism made to Anton Ferdinand because of his skin color which showed why this case was shocking and unacceptable from any professional athlete viewed by the millions whom admire and respect the game of football.