The Portuguese mentor has taken out time to voice his opinion regarding the Chelsea skipper, claiming that the veteran defender cannot be called a racist.
According to Real Madrid head coach, Jose Mourinho, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 is not a racist by any means. The Special One insisted that no one can claim that Terry is a racist footballer as he has always been in the company of players of different ethnicities and has
always shown great respect for each one of them.
Mourinho went on to remember the days when he coached the Barclay’s English Premier League outfit, recalling that it was a squad which consisted of 12 African players. He added that none of those players were subject to any sort of racism during their time
at the Stamford Bridge.
Mourinho’s comments came in wake of the former England captain receiving a four-match ban after a race row with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 player filed suit against Terry last season, accusing him of racist slander during a match between their
respective teams.
The matter aggravated as the Westminster Magistrates' Court gave a decision in favor of the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 captain.
In addition, the Football Association also failed to reach a verdict on the case for an extended period of time, however, the final decision was announced, handing out the Chelsea number 26 with a four-match ban along with a fine of around 275,000 Euros.
While discussing the defender’s suspension, Mourinho went on to stress that he never observed him as an offensive individual or as someone who would be racist.
"We [http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786] had a squad where we had 12 African players in the squad. It was a fantastic squad and he had always a great relation with every one of them.”
"Probably, he had a racist comment or a 'racist' attitude against an opponent and, sometimes in football, we look to our opponents in the wrong way. But to pay, he has to be punished. But please, don't say that he is a racist because I know what I am saying...
[Didier] Drogba will say, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Geremi-c14696 will say, [Claude] Makelele will say, all of them will say that he is not a racist."
Jose Mourinho coached Chelsea for 3 and a half seasons before being sacked by the club in 2008.
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