Chelsea's Terry Acquitted in Racial Abuse Case Sarah Lyall of The Times reports from London on the trial of Chelsea defender John Terry, who was acquitted on Friday of charges that he racially abused an opposing player, Anton Ferdinand of Queens Park Rangers, on the field during a Premier League game last season. While the case is over, the saga probably is not. The English game's image has taken a beating, and Terry will almost certainly face a suspension - probably along the lines of the one Luis Suárez received in an earlier racial abuse case. And what of the long-term repercussions of the verdict? Will any player willingly subject himself to the grief - and the frustration - Ferdinand has endured as a result of the case? Remember: Ferdinand didn't ask for any of this. And look what he got anyway.