John Terry 'racially abused' Anton Ferdinand, trial told

ohn Terry used a racist obscenity against Anton Ferdinand after taunts about his alleged affair with a team-mate's ex-partner, a court has heard.

The 31-year-old Chelsea and England footballer is charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence - an allegation he denies.
It relates to a comment allegedly made to the QPR defender when the teams played at Loftus Road last October.
The trial, set to last five days, is at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
If found guilty, the maximum sentence Mr Terry could receive is a £2,500 fine.
Chelsea captain Mr Terry was allowed out of the dock into the well of the court to view footage of the alleged insult.
'Demonstrated hostility' The court heard that Mr Terry maintains he was only sarcastically repeating words that Mr Ferdinand wrongly thought he had used, during the match which was broadcast to millions of people.

Anton Ferdinand has played for West Ham, Sunderland and QPR

Opening the prosecution, Duncan Penny said: "The Crown's case is that the words were abusive and insulting in a straightforward sense."
He added that a racially abusive obscenity had been uttered "demonstrating hostility based on Mr Ferdinand's membership of a racial group".
"They were uttered by the defendant in response to goading by Mr Ferdinand on the issue of his extra-marital affair, rather than by way of exaggerated and instant querying of a perceived false allegation," he said.
Police questioned the Chelsea defender under caution in November 2011 and a file on the matter was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service at the beginning of December.
The decision to investigate the former England captain was taken when police received a complaint from a member of the public after the Premier League match at QPR's home ground.
As a summary offence under the Crime and Disorder Act, the trial will be fully dealt with in a magistrates' court.
Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle is hearing the case, with no jury as it has not been referred to a Crown court.
Mr Terry, whose Chelsea team won the Champions League and the FA Cup in May, was part of the England side that reached the quarter finals of Euro 2012 last month.
Anton Ferdinand has played for West Ham, Sunderland and QPR and is the brother of Rio Ferdinand, John Terry's England team-mate and defensive partner for the national side.