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Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has reminded his teammates that there is still a job to done to avoid relegation this season. Ferdinand, whose team travel to the Etihad Stadium this weekend, admits that the mood at the club has been "fantastic".  

Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed that his brother and Manchester United centre-back Rio has urged the London-based club to get a result against Manchester City on Sunday. The blue half of Manchester can clinch the Premier League ...  

A statement posted on the club’s website yesterday read: “Newcastle United are aware of a racist remark that was directed towards Sammy Ameobi via Twitter on Sunday evening [Oct 30]. “The club and Sammy have reported the matter to the police ...  

Chelsea captain Terry is facing a court case later this year in relation to an allegation that he racially abused QPR's Anton Ferdinand in a match earlier this season. Terry has always denied the charge. Ferdinand's brother Rio has been omitted ...  

Racism: PFA fears players are reluctant to complain after Ferdinand backlash   And former England captain John Terry will appear in court in July charged with a “racially ­aggravated public order offence” against QPR’s Anton Ferdinand. Players ...  

Chelsea captain Terry is facing a court case later this year in relation to an allegation that he racially abused QPR's Anton Ferdinand in a match earlier this season. Terry has always denied the charge. Ferdinand's brother Rio has been omitted from Roy ...  

Leading up to Roy Hodgson's announcement of his squad, debate focused on whether either of John Terry or Ferdinand would make the cut due the Chelsea captain facing charges of allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, the younger brother of ...  

There have been people showing Queens Park Rangers a distinct lack of respect this week by claiming Manchester City have virtually won the Premier League title before playing us.  

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The Londoners' battle with relegation is set to go down to the last day, and a point against Roberto Mancini’s men will be enough to preserve their top-flight status. City, meanwhile, know that a victory will guarantee their first league title since 1968 ...  

The Londoners relegation struggles go down to the last day, with a point against Roberto Mancini’s men being enough to maintain their top-tier status. However, City need a victory to guarantee their first league title since 1968, with rivals United ready ...  

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ANTON FERDINAND has urged his Queens Park Rangers team-mates to show some pride and repay the fans they have let down this season. Rangers have two games to secure their Premier League place and Ferdinand said: “We haven’t done our fans justice.  

Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has admitted that he expects Chelsea fans to shout abuse at him during this Sunday's West London derby at Stamford Bridge. This weekend's clash has been overshadowed by the racism case involving the centre-back ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand will be unmoved by any Chelsea fans who abuse him from the stands as the two sides meet in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.  

Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has urged his teammates to remain focused following their 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. The result moved the R's three points clear of the drop zone, but Ferdinand has refused to accept that the ...  

THE Premier League have suspended the pre-match handshake at Sunday's game between Chelsea and QPR due to the legal situation involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand.  

Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has described some of the abuse that he has received since the alleged racially-motivated confrontation with John Terry as "extreme". Terry is due in court on July 9 over allegations that he insulted Ferdinand ...  

Terry, the Chelsea captain, has a court hearing scheduled to begin on July 9 over the allegation that he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand during a match between the clubs last October. Following advice this week from both the Crown Prosecution ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by the "extreme" abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry. Ferdinand has been thrust into the spotlight following the incident in October ...  

Terry is facing a criminal trial over the allegation that he racially abused Ferdinand during a match last October and the QPR defender has been advised both by his own solicitors and the Crown Prosecution Service not to shake hands on Sunday. The ...  

ANTON FERDINAND has declared that the Chelsea boo-boys will not distract him from Queens Park Rangers' fight to stay in the Premier League when the clubs meet at Stamford Bridge tomorrow. After October's reverse fixture, allegations emerged that Ferdinand had been racially abused by Blues captain John Terry.  

ANTON FERDINAND has declared that the Chelsea boo-boys will not distract him from Queens Park Rangers’ fight to stay in the Premier League when the clubs meet at Stamford Bridge tomorrow. After October’s reverse fixture, allegations emerged that ...  

Ferdinand intends to consult his team-mates and manager Mark Hughes over the next 48 hours before deciding how to approach Sunday’s match. There are also expected to be conversations between the two clubs. Ferdinand is desperate not to do anything that ...  

Anton Ferdinand has insisted that he will not let his off-field issues with John Terry distract him when Queens Park Rangers meet Chelsea this weekend. The Hoops travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday, when Ferdinand will come face to face with the former ...  

John Terry is facing further embarrassment this weekend with Anton Ferdinand ready to snub his offer of a handshake. Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers meet at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.  

A group of Chelsea's 1,100 travelling supporters repeatedly sung "Anton Ferdinand: you know what you are" in a misguided attempt to show support for John Terry. Terry has been accused of racially abusing Ferdinand during his side's 1-0 defeat at Loftus ...  

Anton Ferdinand has said he will not let the impending court case against John Terry affect him when Chelsea meet QPR on Sunday. Chelsea captain Terry is set to stand trial in July after Ferdinand accused him of racial abuse. Ferdinand said he wants to ...  

Footballer El Hadji Diouf was arrested and fellow soccer star Anton Ferdinand quizzed by police after a nightclub brawl left a man seriously injured. Diouf, 31, was held on suspicion of violent disorder. Ferdinand was interviewed under caution following the trouble at Manchester’s exclusive Circle Club in the early hours of yesterday.  

Anton Ferdinand has held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial. Terry and Ferdinand will face each other for the first time in the Barclays Premier ...  

London, Apr 21: Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, who is involved in a court case in which he has accused Chelsea captain John Terry of racially abusing him, has said his brother Rio has been a real support for him. Since the day Terry ...  

Anton Ferdinand today insisted no amount of abuse from Chelsea supporters will distract him from Queens Park Rangers’ fight to stay in the Premier League.  

Terry was selected despite the July court case awaiting him regarding allegations that he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, which Terry denies. Ferdinand's elder brother Rio being left out of the squad will help to avoid any tension that could ...  

Anton Ferdinand has held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial, Press Association Sport understands. Terry and Ferdinand will face each other for the ...  

Anton Ferdinand is understood to have held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial. Terry and Ferdinand will face each other for the first time in the ...  

Anton Ferdinand is understood to have held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial. Terry and Ferdinand will face each other for the first time in the ...  

Terry is due to answer a charge of racially abusing Ferdinand's brother, QPR defender Anton Ferdinand. Terry denies the charge. May 13 - United lose out to rivals Manchester City for the Premier League title on a dramatic final day of the season.  

Anton Ferdinand has claimed Chelsea fans have got a “problem” if they abuse him at Stamford Bridge tomorrow (Sunday). The QPR defender is set to run a gauntlet of hate after police charged John Terry with racially abusing him during the two clubs ...  

Terry had the England captaincy taken away after being accused of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, the brother of the Manchester United player. Terry denies the allegation, and his criminal trial has been postponed ...  

Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has said that his side are capable of beating Manchester United this weekend. Ferdinand, who was a part of the West Ham United team that beat the Red Devils at Old Trafford to survive relegation at the end of ...  

The GuardianChelsea fans' abuse won't worry me, says QPR's Anton FerdinandThe Guardian"There is a big rivalry between the two clubs anyway but, with everything that has happened, I know there will be some fans targeting me," said the defender. "The Chelsea fans believe what they want to believe. They have their own view on what's gone ...Anton Ferdinand unfazed by facing John Terry in Chelsea-QPR gameBBC SportQPR's Ferdinand will not be shaken...  

The game will be Ferdinand's first at Stamford Bridge since accusations he suffered racial abuse from Chelsea skipper John Terry last October, who now faces a court case in July to answer those allegations. Terry denies the charges. Ferdinand, 27, said he ...  

John Terry was selected despite the July court case awaiting him regarding allegations that he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, which Terry denies. Ferdinand's elder brother Rio being left out of the squad will help to avoid any tension that ...  

Fans don’t come to matches to watch handshakes, they come for the football, so the focus should be on that now that the Premier League have decided to scrap the pre-match ritual before Sunday’s game at Stamford Bridge.  

• Premier League refuse to cancel pre-match handshakes • Terry alleged to have insulted Ferdinand using racist languageJohn Terry and Anton Ferdinand face an awkward meeting on Sunday after it emerged that the Premier League has no intention of scrapping the pre-match handshakes between the Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers players at Stamford Bridge.Terry is alleged to have insulted Ferdinand using racist language during the league fixture at...  

In January 2010, there were numerous reports Terry had a four month affair, the previous year, with Vanessa Perroncel, the ex-girlfriend of his former Chelsea and England team mate Wayne Bridge. The allegations led to Fabio Capello (who was then the manger ...  

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John Terry and Anton Ferdinand face an awkward meeting on Sunday after it emerged that the Premier League has no intention of scrapping the pre-match handshakes between the Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers players at Stamford Bridge.  

Anton Ferdinand has been shocked by the "extreme" abuse he has received since his run-in with John Terry. Ferdinand has been thrust into the spotlight following the incident in October, which has left Terry facing a court case on July 9 on allegations he ...  

Two years ago Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge snubbed Terry's hand as the pair met for the first time since revelations about Terry's alleged affair with Bridge’s ex-partner Vanessa Perroncel. Yesterday Ferdinand had been the target of a death ...  

England coach Roy Hodgson has included John Terry in the squad for Euro 2012  while confirming the omission of Rio Ferdinand. Terry was selected despite a July court case awaiting him regarding allegations that he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, which Terry denies. Ferdinand's elder brother Rio being left out of the squad will help to avoid any tension that could have stemmed from the pair sharing a dressing room in...  

Terry was sent off after recklessly kneeing Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez in the back before his Chelsea teammates ... alongside stand-in captain Frank Lampard should Chelsea defeat the German side in its home stadium. The full length of his suspension ...  

In Anton Ferdinand's own words, it has been 'extreme', from the terrace chants to more sinister forms of victimisation by deranged fans, among them death threats.  

Some of the abuse has been very extreme but I can handle it. Anton Ferdinand. HELPING OUT ... Ferdinand with The Only Way is Essex's Cara Kilbey and Billi Mucklow. By SHAUN CUSTIS. Last Updated: 21st April 2012 ...  

Terry was charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence in December last year following the game, but the former England captain denies the charge and has vowed to fight "tooth and nail" to clear his name in his trial, which takes place on July 9.  

Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has said that this week's showdown at Manchester United is not about him and brother Rio Ferdinand. The former Sunderland man, who arrived at Loftus Road in the summer, insists that the meeting will have ...  

The situation is shaping up as a rerun of the Terry-Wayne Bridge controversy from February 2010, when all eyes were on the pre-match handshake between the pair, when Chelsea played Bridge's Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.  

The girls have been training hard in preparation for the 26 mile run on Sunday. And as part of their mission to raise money for Samaritans, Queens Park Rangers star Anton gave an hour's training session to five winners decided by an online auction, and ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by "extreme'' abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry. PA PhotosQPR's Anton Ferdinand and Chelsea's John Terry share a few ...  

Anton Ferdinand has claimed that relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers could cause an upset when they take on Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. The R's gave their Premier League survival hopes a timely boost last weekend with a 2-1 win ...  

London, May 10 : Anton Ferdinand, who plays for the Queens Park Rangers (QPR), has been urged by brother Rio to beat Premier League leaders Manchester City. QPR is fighting for their Premier League survival and will need to get something from the match ...  

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The omission of Rio Ferdinand from the 23-man England squad for Euro 2012 has nothing to do with the John Terry/Anton Ferdinand saga, according to the England boss. He told reporters that “I selected John Terry for footballing reasons and I left out Rio ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed brother and Manchester United defender Rio has phoned him urging Rangers to upset leaders Manchester City on Sunday. But the 27-year-old is more concerned with the Hoops' own plight as they strive to ...  

The Rs visit the league leaders on Sunday as they enter a tough run of fixtures in their bid for top-flight survival. But Ferdinand has won at Old Trafford before, with West Ham in 2007, and believes he can do it again. “One of the highlights of my ...  

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• Italian requests supporters to show restraint• QPR's Anton Ferdinand expects 'stick' from fansThe Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand is braced to be the target of abuse from Chelsea supporters in Sunday's west London derby despite Roberto Di Matteo, the European Cup finalists' interim first-team coach, urging the home fans to "behave in the right manner" given the particular sensitivities surrounding the fixture.The match will be...  

Anton Ferdinand promises QPR will not roll over against title-chasing Manchester City and will use West Ham's miraculous escape five years ago as inspiration. The west Londoners have a two-point cushion heading into the final Barclays Premier League game ...  

Anton Ferdinand promises QPR will not roll over against title-chasing Manchester City and will use West Ham's miraculous escape five years ago as inspiration. The west Londoners have a two-point cushion heading into the final Barclays Premier League game ...  

London, May 10 (ANI): Anton Ferdinand, who plays for the Queens Park Rangers (QPR), has been urged by brother Rio to beat Premier League leaders Manchester City. QPR is fighting for their Premier League survival and will need to get something ...  

London, May 10: Anton Ferdinand, who plays for the Queens Park Rangers (QPR), has been urged by brother Rio to beat Premier League leaders Manchester City. QPR is fighting for their Premier League survival and will need to get something from the ...  

Anton Ferdinand promises QPR will not roll over against title-chasing Manchester City and he is looking to history for inspiration. Ferdinand points to West Ham's miraculous escape five years ago as proof that anything can happen on the final day of the season.  

Anton Ferdinand's lawyers have advised the QPR defender not to shake John Terry's hand prior to Sunday's west London derby at Chelsea. GettyImagesJohn Terry and Anton Ferdinand faced one another in the FA Cup in January This weekend's match at Stamford ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed brother and Manchester United defender Rio has urged Rangers to upset leaders Manchester City. But the 27-year-old is more concerned with the Hoops' own plight as they strive to beat the drop ahead of Bolton.  

Anton Ferdinand promises QPR will not roll over against title-chasing Manchester City and he is looking to history for inspiration. Ferdinand points to West Ham's miraculous escape five years ago as proof that anything can happen on the final day of the ...  

The west London side looked destined to drop back into the Championship three weeks ago but victories over Liverpool and Arsenal have changed the picture. However, those two wins were interrupted by a 3-1 loss at Sunderland and Ferdinand is hoping to put a ...  

The John Terry-Anton Ferdinand situation has led to handshakes being cancelled. Let's consider the rights and wrongs of the ritualThere will be no pre-match handshakes at Sunday's Chelsea-QPR fixture, owing to the ongoing legal case over John Terry's alleged racial abuse of Anton Ferdinand. The convention is usually observed without question except in the most exceptional of circumstances. One suspects that the players may have been grateful...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand also questioned by police after incident leaves 33-year-old hospitalised with head and neck injuries Footballer El Hadji Diouf was arrested and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand questioned by police after a brawl in a nightclub in ...  

The Premier League has suspended the pre-match handshake at Sunday's game between Chelsea and QPR due to the legal situation involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. John Terry and Anton Ferdinand clashed earlier in the season Credit ...  

• Diouf arrested after incident in Manchester nightclub• Anton Ferdinand questioned under police cautionEl Hadji Diouf was arrested and Premier League defender Anton Ferdinand questioned by police after a brawl in a nightclub. The trouble left a 33-year-old man in hospital with injuries to his head and neck following the fight at the Circle Club in Manchester in the early hours of Sunday morning.Diouf, who has played for Blackburn Rovers...  

It's a sad day for music. Anton Ferdinand, it seems, could have been a pop star. Alas, it wasn't to be. Ferdinand is just a plain ol' footballer, and not a professional "musician." So here's the deal. Ferdinand, 26, is friends with Marvin Humes, who is a ...  

• Diouf arrested after incident in Manchester nightclub• Anton Ferdinand questioned under police cautionEl Hadji Diouf was arrested and Premier League defender Anton Ferdinand questioned by police after a brawl in a nightclub. The trouble left a 33-year-old man in hospital with injuries to his head and neck following the fight at the Circle Club in Manchester in the early hours of Sunday morning.Diouf, who has played for Blackburn Rovers...  

Anton Ferdinand believes Queens Park Rangers have been shown a lack of respect this week and is confident of giving Manchester City a tough test. QPR head to the Etihad Stadium knowing that a point is likely to be enough to avoid relegation ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand will be unmoved by any Chelsea fans who abuse him from the stands as the two sides meet in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.Related StoriesKenny looks for results over styleGunners ready for aerial combatLambert unhappy with speculationMcLeish takes criticism on the chinNot-so-happy Harry blasts criticism  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand feels it's a good time to face Tottenham. He is determined to bag three points to haul QPR clear of the drop zone. Ferdinand told The Sun: “The form book says it’s a good time to play them but it’s another London derby.  

LONDON -- QPR defender Anton Ferdinand is expected to snub Chelsea defender John Terry's pre-match handshake this weekend following racism allegations involving the players, it was reported ...  

The former England skipper’s court case on charge of racially aggravated abuse of Anton Ferdinand is set to take place on July 9, a little over a week after the tournament concludes. How do you stay up to date with football when on the move? With http: ...  

LONDON: QPR defender Anton Ferdinand is expected to snub Chelsea defender John Terry's pre-match handshake this weekend following racism allegations involving the players, it was reported Thursday. The Daily Mail reported that Ferdinand would ...  

The former England skipper’s court case on charge of racially aggravated abuse of Anton Ferdinand is set to take place on July 9, a little over a week after the tournament concludes.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by the "extreme" abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry. Ferdinand has been thrust into the spotlight following the incident in October ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by "extreme" abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry. Fox Soccer Plus provides the complete international sports experience ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand will be unmoved by any Chelsea fans who abuse him from the stands as the two sides meet in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand will be unmoved by any Chelsea fans who abuse him from the stands as the two sides meet in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand will be unmoved by any Chelsea fans who abuse him from the stands as the two sides meet in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand will be unmoved by any Chelsea fans who abuse him from the stands as the two sides meet in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand will be unmoved by any Chelsea fans who abuse him from the stands as the two sides meet in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand will be unmoved by any Chelsea fans who abuse him from the stands as the two sides meet in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.  

It's because of the legal situation involving Chelsea captain John Terry and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand. Terry is due to stand trial in July for allegedly using racist language in a clash with Ferdinand during a game last year. He denies the accusation.  

Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has been appalled by some of the abuse he has had to face since the incident which resulted in John Terry being accused of racism and has thanked his brother, Rio, for his support. Ferdinand has been ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by the "extreme" abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by "extreme'' abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by the "extreme" abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by the "extreme" abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry.  

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - Senegalese footballer El-Hadji Diouf was arrested and Premier League defender Anton Ferdinand questioned following a brawl in a Manchester nightclub, police confirmed on Monday.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by the "extreme" abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by the "extreme" abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry.  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he has been shocked by the "extreme" abuse he has been subjected to since his high-profile altercation with Chelsea skipper John Terry.  

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Senegalese footballer El-Hadji Diouf was arrested and Premier League defender Anton Ferdinand questioned following a brawl in a Manchester nightclub, police confirmed on Monday.  

Anton Ferdinand has held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial, Press Association Sport understands.  

Anton Ferdinand has held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial, Press Association Sport understands.  

Anton Ferdinand has held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial, Press Association Sport understands.  

LONDON: Premier League chiefs have tried to avoid a potential flashpoint by abandoning the pre-match handshake at Sunday's match between Chelsea and QPR because of the racism allegations involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. Chelsea skipper ...  

QPR's Anton Ferdinand has declared he will not be fazed by any abuse dished out by the Chelsea fans when they meet on Sunday. The 27-year-old will play at Stamford Bridge for the first time since he accused Chelsea captain John Terry of racially ...  

Premier League chiefs tried to avoid a potential flashpoint by abandoning the pre-match handshake at Sunday's match between Chelsea and QPR because of the racism allegations involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. Chelsea skipper Terry is facing a July 9 ...  

AFP - Premier League chiefs tried to avoid a potential flashpoint by abandoning the pre-match handshake at Sunday's match between Chelsea and QPR because of the racism allegations involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. Chelsea skipper Terry ...  

Anton Ferdinand has held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial, it is understood.  

Anton Ferdinand has held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial, Press Association Sport understands.  

Anton Ferdinand has held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial, Press Association Sport understands.  

(CNN)-- The English Premier League has decided to dispense with their traditional pre-match handshake before Sunday's clash between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers due to the legal case involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. Chelsea captain ...  

(CNN)-- The English Premier League has decided to dispense with their traditional pre-match handshake before Sunday's clash between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers due to the legal case involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. Chelsea captain ...  

Soccer:Anton Ferdinand has held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry’s handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain’s forthcoming trial.  

LONDON -- There will be no pregame handshakes for Saturday's game between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers due to the legal situation involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand, the English Premier League (EPL) confirmed. Chelsea captain Terry was accused of ...  

ENGLISH Premier League chiefs have tried to avoid a potential flashpoint by abandoning the pre-match handshake at Monday's match between Chelsea and QPR. They have taken the action because of the racism allegations involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand.  

The Premier League have suspended the pre-match handshake at Sunday's game between Chelsea and QPR due to the legal situation involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. Ferdinand's lawyers had advised him not to shake Terry's hand - the first ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand admits they're delighted with the sudden form of Adel Taarabt. Ferdinand wrote in his column for the London Evening Standard: "He’s taken a lot of stick this season but his goal and all round performance against Arsenal ...  

• Premier League refuse to cancel pre-match handshakes • Terry alleged to have insulted Ferdinand using racist languageJohn Terry and Anton Ferdinand face an awkward meeting on Sunday after it emerged that the Premier League has no intention of scrapping the pre-match handshakes between the Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers players at Stamford Bridge.Terry is alleged to have insulted Ferdinand using racist language during the league fixture at...  

The decision has been taken due to the legal situation involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. Ferdinand's lawyers had advised him not to shake Terry's hand - the first time the pair would have met in a Premier League match since the Chelsea captain was ...  

The decision has been taken due to the legal situation involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. Ferdinand's lawyers had advised him not to shake Terry's hand - the first time the pair would have met in a Premier League match since the Chelsea captain was ...  

Anton Ferdinand is standing on the Isle of Dogs promoting a charity for people with far greater problems than his own. He wears his Samaritans T-shirt with pride, a tribute to more than 18,000 amazing volunteers who field five million calls every year.  

Former Premier League footballer El Hadji Diouf was arrested and fellow soccer star Anton Ferdinand quizzed by police after a nightclub brawl left a man seriously injured. Diouf, 31, was held on suspicion of violent disorder while Ferdinand was interviewed ...  

Rio and Anton Ferdinand will never be football's version of the brothers Gallagher. If it is war all the time for the Oasis siblings, the relationship between the Manchester United and Queens Park Rangers central defenders was summed up in a ...  

Former Premier League footballer El Hadji Diouf was arrested and fellow soccer star Anton Ferdinand quizzed by police after a nightclub brawl left a man seriously injured. Diouf, 31, was held on suspicion of violent disorder while Ferdinand was interviewed ...  

In the lead-up to Roy Hodgson’s announcement of his squad, debate focused on whether either of John Terry or Ferdinand would make the cut due to the Chelsea captain facing charges of allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, the younger brother of the ...  

• Manchester United defender ready to answer Hodgson call• Sir Alex Ferguson: 'He's had a fantastic season'Rio Ferdinand is ready to stand up to the physical demands of leading the England defence at this summer's European Championship, after deciding he will play alongside John Terry if necessary.The Chelsea captain will deny a charge that he racially abused Ferdinand's brother, Anton, at his trial on 9 July, which takes place Westminster...  

• Racism allegation casts shadow over Premier League game• Ferdinand does not want to prejudice Terry's forthcoming trialAnton Ferdinand is understood to have held discussions with his lawyers about whether snubbing John Terry's handshake on Sunday would prejudice the Chelsea captain's forthcoming trial.Terry and Ferdinand will face each other for the first time in the Premier League this weekend since Terry was charged with racially abusing...  

• 'Nothing they do will upset my game,' says QPR defender• Pre-match handshakes cancelled to avoid flashpoint with TerryAnton Ferdinand has said he will be unmoved by any Chelsea fans who abuse him from the stands when Queens Park Rangers visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday.The game will be Ferdinand's first at Chelsea since accusations that last October he suffered racial abuse from John Terry, who now faces a court case in July to answer those...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand admits big brother Rio has been on the phone urging him to do Manchester United a favour. Ferdinand’s brother Rio, 33, is hoping for a QPR shock against Manchester City to give United a chance to pip their neighbours to the ...  

Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand is confident he can pull off a shock win at Manchester United - for the second time in his career. The 27-year-old was a member of the West Ham side that stayed up on the last day in 2007 by winning at Old ...  

Footballer El-Hadji Diouf was arrested and Premier League defender Anton Ferdinand questioned by police after a brawl in a nightclub. The trouble left a 33-year-old man in hospital with injuries to his head and neck following the fight at The Circle Club ...  

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand won't have any family loyalties when he faces Anton's QPR today. Anton Ferdinand is likely to start for the Rs at Old Trafford. "It will be special if we win," he said. "I can enjoy it if we win. If we lose I go ...  

AFP - Senegalese footballer El-Hadji Diouf was arrested and Premier League defender Anton Ferdinand questioned following a brawl in a Manchester nightclub, police confirmed on Monday. Doncaster Rovers striker Diouf, a former player with Bolton ...  

The 33-year-old may also miss out on the squad if he is unwilling to play alongside John Terry, who is facing a court case after the competition for allegedly racially abusing Rio's brother Anton. Ferguson told reporters: "You play something ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand fancies himself as a pop star. The London-born defender was childhood pals with current JLS singer Marvin Humes, and the pair used to regularly sing with each other. "We were the original JLS," Ferdinand told the Mirror.  

The west London rivals meet at Stamford Bridge a week on Sunday in a match that will resurrect the race row between Anton Ferdinand and Terry. The Chelsea defender faces criminal charges over allegations he racially abused Ferdinand during a Premier League ...  

John Terry has backed Roy Hodgson following his appointment ... On the eve of the FA Cup Final clash with Liverpool at Wembley, the Chelsea skipper, who has been accused of racially abusing Ferdinand’s brother Anton during a Premier League match earlier ...  

James was part of the World Cup set-up in South Africa where the differences between the competing factions of Fabio Capello’s squad were laid bare on and off the pitch. Terry’s dispute with Ferdinand’s brother, Anton, would create inevitable team ...  

The QPR defender was with West Ham when Carlos Tevez’s winner kept them up on the final day of the season in 2007. Rangers are in the drop zone heading to Old Trafford on Sunday. But Ferdinand said: “Beating them in 2007 was one of the highlights of my ...  

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand was advised not to shake hands with the ex- England captain, who has been charged with a racially aggravated public order offence after he allegedly made racial comments in a Barclays Premier League match at Loftus Road last October.  

The Opta stats indicate QPR aren't likely to enjoy their trip to Old Trafford... Anton Ferdinand (now QPR) has scored own goals in his last two Premier League games at Old Trafford. Man Utd have won nine and lost none of their last 12 matches against QPR ...  

The FA has been castigated for not moving swiftly enough to deal with the alleged racist abuse that Chelsea captain John Terry launched at Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand or over the continuing reprecussions over Liverpool striker Luis Suarez ...  

Doncaster Rovers footballer El Hadji Diouf was arrested and Premier League defender Anton Ferdinand questioned by police after a brawl in a nightclub in Manchester. The trouble left a 33-year-old man in hospital with injuries to his head and neck following ...  

Direct free kick taken by Ben Foster. 90:00+3:22 Foul by Shane Long on Anton Ferdinand, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Patrick Kenny. 90:00+1:53 Shane Long produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.  

The man, understood to be a friend of QPR’s Anton Ferdinand, remains in a serious but stable condition after sustaining injuries to the side of his head and neck in the alleged incident shortly before 3.40am on Sunday. Anton Ferdinand is also understood ...  

Under the new regulations, the language used by Suarez towards Patrice Evra, which led to an eight-match ban, would be a sackable offence, as would that allegedly used by Terry in the direction Anton Ferdinand. Terry, who has been stripped of the England ...  

Chelsea defender Terry was stripped of the England captaincy as he awaits a court appearance over charges, denied by the 31-year-old, that he used racist language towards Rio's brother, QPR defender Anton Ferdinand. That led to suggestions he might call it ...  

It has been a very bad season on the pitch and off the pitch for the Chelsea captain. The alleged racial abuse of QPR defender Anton Ferdinand is likely to cost him a place in the Euro 2012 squad. If that is the case, then it puts a huge cloud on England ...  

Terry is alleged to have been caught on camera calling Ferdinand, the brother of Terry’s England colleague Rio, a “black ----” during the match in October. It is believed this is the first time the captain of England has ever faced criminal charges ...  

Anton Ferdinand, who plays for the Queens Park Rangers (QPR), has been urged by brother Rio to beat Premier League leaders Manchester City. Anton Ferdinand, who plays for the Queens Park Rangers (QPR), has been urged by brother Rio to beat Premier League ...  

Capello resigned as England boss in February after criticising the Football Association for stripping John Terry of the captaincy for allegedly racially abusing QPR's Anton Ferdinand during a match. Terry strongly denies the charges. The Italian previously ...  

Anton Ferdinand was also interviewed by police under caution later on Sunday following the incident at the Circle Club. The 27-year-old QPR defender was not arrested. Former Liverpool, Bolton and Blackburn forward Diouf, 31, was bailed until May 23.  

But the Chelsea defender was in February of this year again stripped of the captaincy by the Football Association after being charged with alleged racial abuse of Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand. Terry has always denied all allegations.  

Mr Taylor said it had also been difficult to demonstrate that the game was imposing discipline itself when the FA had been told to "hold its horses" on the John Terry-Anton Ferdinand case while police investigate. Speaking to MPs on the Culture ...  

Chelsea captain Terry endured a turbulent season and was stripped of the England captaincy after being accused of racially vilifying QPR's Anton Ferdinand, leading some to believe this could lead to animosity developing in the squad. The pair ...  

Chelsea captain, John Terry faces criminal charges over allegations he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match at Loftus Road on October 23. According to the report, Chelsea and QPR along with the Premier ...