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Summary John Terry announced his retirement ahead of Football Association hearing on a racism charge.
Former England captain John Terry announced his retirement from international football on Sunday, saying the Football Association had made his position untenable.The 31-year-old Chelsea centre-back made his announcement on the eve of an FA disciplinary hearing over charges he used a racist slur against Queens Park Rangers Anton Ferdinand last October, an allegation he denies and was cleared of by a London court in a criminal case in July.I feel the FA, in pursuing charges against me where I have already been cleared in a court of law have made my position with the national team untenable, Terry said in a statement.
