ChelseaFCSW6: J.T. Red Card Rescinded

Wednesday, 17 September 2008

J.T. Red Card Rescinded

Chelsea captain John Terry is free to face Manchester United in their important Premier League clash after winning an appeal against the red card he picked up at Manchester City.
Terry was dismissed at Eastlands after bringing down City striker Jo as the Brazilian threatened Chelsea's defence in the 77th minute.
Referee Mark Halsey deemed it a serious foul play and showed Terry the red card, but Chelsea protested and submitted a claim for wrongful dismissal
Jo still had a long way to go to goal when the foul came in from Terry, whose fellow defender Ricardo Carvalho was close by.
The offence was a professional foul which carries a yellow card and therefore justice has been done.
An independent regulatory commission heard the appeal and the Football Association revealed they upheld Chelsea's claim, meaning England skipper Terry must no longer serve a three-match ban.
Alex Ferguson reckons a United player wouldn't have been so fortunate.
What planet is he living on.
The FA have consistently bent over backwards over the last decade or so to accommodate United's misdemeanors and it comes as a welcome change for someone else to get the benefit.

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