John Terry: I spoke to police quickly because I had nothing to hide John Terry arrives to give evidence at Westminster magistrates court. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images John Terry has said he was keen to speak to police about allegations of racist abuse because "I knew there was nothing out there that would show that I had done anything wrong." The 31-year-old England and Chelsea defender is accused of calling Anton Ferdinand a "fucking black cunt" during a Premier League game on 23 October. Terry denies a racially aggravated public order offence, saying he was sarcastically repeating the slur that Ferdinand mistakenly thought he had used. Continuing his evidence at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday, Terry said: "I knew there was nothing out there that would show that I had done anything wrong. I was keen to go forward with my police statement, my FA statement. If I had anything to hide I wouldn't have done that. He said he made a statement before seeing any film footage of the incident. If there was ever any doubt in my mind, I could have held back, soaked it up and thought: 'Let's wait until tomorrow, let's see what kind of footage is out there.' Earlier, the prosecutor Duncan Penny put it to Terry that he had made a remark about having sex with Ferdinand's girlfriend, in response to taunts about his alleged affair with a team-mate's former partner. Terry denied this. Terry said Ferdinand's brother Rio, with whom he played at the heart of England's defence, would not take his call in the aftermath. Terry, Chelsea's most successful captain, said he tried to phone the Manchester United defender to discuss media reports of the allegations because he did not have Anton Ferdinand's phone number. Penny, describing the allegations against Terry as "big potatoes," said he could have spoken to the alleged victim. He said: "You might have got in touch with Mr Ferdinand and said: 'Help me out here - this is going completely nuts.'" Terry said he had spoken to Jamie Morallee, who had helped both players out with property investments in the same street. Terry said: "I did attempt to call Rio and he wouldn't take my call. I didn't have Anton's number. Penny countered Terry's account that he issued a statement quickly because he had nothing to hide by saying: "In the game of PR it's very important to get your story out quickly, isn't it?" It is expected that Terry's Chelsea and England team-mate Ashley Cole will give evidence on Wednesday.