体坛英语新闻：Chelsea's Terry banned four matches for racial abuse

LONDON, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea captain John Terry imposed a four-match ban by the Football Association (FA) after being found guilty of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers' Anton Ferdinand on Thursday.

An FA statement said an independent regulatory commission had issued a suspension for a period of four matches and a fine of 220, 000 pounds (356,722 US dollars) pending appeal.

Their statement said: "Mr Terry is disappointed that the FA Regulatory Commission has reached a different conclusion to the clear not guilty verdict of a court of law.

"He has asked for the detailed written reasons of the decision and will consider them carefully before deciding whether to lodge an appeal."

Terry has 14 days from receiving the written reasons for the decision to lodge an appeal against a decision relating to an incident that took place during Chelsea's match away to QPR at Loftus Road on October 23 last year.

The ban will not come into force until the appeals procedure is complete.

In the short term, that means central defender Terry is available for Chelsea's Premier League match away to London rivals Arsenal on Saturday.

European champions Chelsea responded to Thursday's verdict by saying: "Chelsea Football Club notes and respects today's decision by the Football Association regarding John Terry.