Terry trial begins over alleged racist abuse of Anton Ferdinand
The trial of Chelsea defender John Terry over his alleged racist abuse of QPR centre-back Anton Ferdinand will commence on Monday.
Remarks, the former England captain balked at the decision, which allegedly made during the Premier League fixture between the two west London rivals at Loftus Road in October 2011, the R a 1-0 win.
Terry later charged with racially aggravated public order offense, the legal representative of the 31-year-old man replied with a not guilty plea in February.
However, if convicted, Terry faces a maximum penalty of a fine of 2,500 pounds for an offense that has seen him lose the England captaincy, an episode that directly led to the resignation of Fabio Capello.
Date of commencement of the hearing was postponed until after Euro 2012 as a Chelsea player, who gave evidence on behalf of Terry, would not be able to attend. The trial took place at Westminster Magistrates, is expected to last five days.
Liverpool Football Association banned Luis Suarez for eight games and fined £ 40,000 striker last season after being found guilty of the act, of "using insulting words" against Manchester United's Patrice Evra.