John Terry trial: "I've been called a lot of things but being racist is not one" In the interview the Chelsea captain explained his hot reaction to Ferdinand's claims that Terry had been guilty of racism. "I take quite strong offence to it," he said. I'm not having anyone, and let alone Anton, thinking that of me because that's not what I'm like at all. I think you can understand I was quite taken aback by that. I did not take it lightly. This is why I sent my statement out straight away because me as a footballer I have nothing to hide. With the cameras and the angles and all that and the fans. I felt really angry and cross about him questioning me as being a racist. The FA interview was one of many illuminating aspects of the day's proceedings, which gave a snapshot of the workings of the association's much-criticised disciplinary machine. Kennedy taped her interview and it was conducted as if it were one between police officer and criminal suspect. Kennedy asked how well Terry knew the QPR player and whether he had his number in his phone. He did not. She then focused on the exchange between Terry and Ferdinand in an effort to establish whether the QPR defender had truly said the offensive words first. Terry replied: "I think that's a tough question because, like I say, no one's ever said that to me before. Kennedy concluded: "I think the man in the street would say it's not the most sensible thing to repeat the insult back if someone is accusing you of saying an insult."