JOHN TERRY DENIES making racist comments towards Anton Ferdinand and will stand trial, a London court heard this morning.
The Chelsea and England captain was not present at Westminster Magistrates’ Court where his barrister, George Carter-Stephenson QC, entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
Terry, 31, is alleged to have made the comments to Ferdinand during Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat against QPR at Loftus Road on 23 October.
Police opened an investigation following a complaint by a member of the public, and Terry was subsequently charged with a racially aggravated public order offence last month.
The trial is scheduled to begin on the week of Monday 9 July, BBC’s Dan Roan reports.
England begin their Euro 2012 campaign against France in Donestk on 11 June. The tournament’s final will be held in Kiev’s Olympic Stadium on 1 July.
