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| Terry charged over Poll comments | Terry charged over Poll comments |
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| Chelsea captain John Terry has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association following comments he made about referee Graham Poll. | |
| Terry claimed Poll had given him conflicting reasons for his second yellow card in the 2-1 defeat against Tottenham on 5 November. | Terry claimed Poll had given him conflicting reasons for his second yellow card in the 2-1 defeat against Tottenham on 5 November. |
| The FA said in a statement: "This claim is denied by Graham Poll. | The FA said in a statement: "This claim is denied by Graham Poll. |
| "The charge has been brought on the basis that Terry's comments question Poll's integrity." | "The charge has been brought on the basis that Terry's comments question Poll's integrity." |
| The FA statement added: "Therefore this constitutes improper conduct. He has until 15 December to respond to the charge." | The FA statement added: "Therefore this constitutes improper conduct. He has until 15 December to respond to the charge." |
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| The referee has also been cleared by the FA of saying anything inappropriate towards Chelsea players during the same match. | The referee has also been cleared by the FA of saying anything inappropriate towards Chelsea players during the same match. |
| The statement continued: "Responses sought from Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Chelsea FC and the match officials confirm that Poll did not say that Chelsea needed 'to be taught a lesson'. | The statement continued: "Responses sought from Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Chelsea FC and the match officials confirm that Poll did not say that Chelsea needed 'to be taught a lesson'. |
| "There will no action taken against any parties on this matter." | |
| Terry's comments about Poll appeared in an interview on Chelsea's own television channel. | Terry's comments about Poll appeared in an interview on Chelsea's own television channel. |
| "Terry claimed in an interview, which was widely reported, that Poll had given him conflicting reasons for his second yellow card, saying: 'On the pitch, Graham Poll said to me that it was for the barge on Hossam Ghaly where I just kept running'," said the FA statement. | |
| "'Then, after the game, he then said to me it was for the fall when me and Ledley King fell so, you know, he's obviously had a look at it, or got people to look at it and decided that's probably the best option for him and it covers every angle for him.'" | "'Then, after the game, he then said to me it was for the fall when me and Ledley King fell so, you know, he's obviously had a look at it, or got people to look at it and decided that's probably the best option for him and it covers every angle for him.'" |
| Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who also questioned Poll's decision-making after the Spurs game, will not face any formal disciplinary action. | Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who also questioned Poll's decision-making after the Spurs game, will not face any formal disciplinary action. |