After 2 weeks of reviewing the full written reason of the decision by an FA independent regulatory commission which dismissed the defence as "improbable, implausible and contrived," Chelsea's captain John Terry and his advisers have chosen not to petition the Four-game ban and £220,000 fine he received for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, he also apologized for comments he made. In a statement released by his management agency, Terry said: "After careful consideration, I have decided not to appeal against the FA judgment.”

 “I want to take this opportunity to apologize to everyone for the language I used in the game against Queens Park Rangers last October. Although I'm disappointed with the FA judgment, I accept that the language I used, regardless of the context, is not acceptable on the football field or indeed in any walk of life.”

Terry will miss Chelsea's Premier League fixtures against Tottenham, Manchester United and Swansea as well as a League Cup fourth-round tie against Manchester United.But he will be back on the field for next week's Champions’ League group game against Shakhtar Donetsk.