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Chelsea remain fully supportive of John Terry but do not believe it would be 'appropriate or helpful' for their players to wear T-shirts backing the captain.
Some of the Blues squad and staff had raised the prospect of donning T-shirts showing they are fully behind Terry, who has been charged with racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand.
Liverpool were heavily criticised in some quarters for allowing their players to wear T-shirts in support of Luis Suarez during the warm-up before Wednesday night's Premier League game at Wigan, following the striker's eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra.
But Chelsea have now confirmed they rejected a proposal for their players to wear shirts backing Terry.
Chelsea, who fully stand by Terry in his fight to clear his name, did not want to risk emulating something that could be viewed as provocative or construed as a potential contempt of court ahead of Terry's hearing at West London Magistrates Court on 1st February.
A club spokesman said: "We were aware of the idea being discussed among some of the players and staff.
"The club fully supports John but did not think the wearing of T-shirts was an appropriate or helpful show of that support."
lol @ the black players at chelsea not being down with it...fuck off terry.
Some of the Blues squad and staff had raised the prospect of donning T-shirts showing they are fully behind Terry, who has been charged with racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand.
Liverpool were heavily criticised in some quarters for allowing their players to wear T-shirts in support of Luis Suarez during the warm-up before Wednesday night's Premier League game at Wigan, following the striker's eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra.
But Chelsea have now confirmed they rejected a proposal for their players to wear shirts backing Terry.
Chelsea, who fully stand by Terry in his fight to clear his name, did not want to risk emulating something that could be viewed as provocative or construed as a potential contempt of court ahead of Terry's hearing at West London Magistrates Court on 1st February.
A club spokesman said: "We were aware of the idea being discussed among some of the players and staff.
"The club fully supports John but did not think the wearing of T-shirts was an appropriate or helpful show of that support."
lol @ the black players at chelsea not being down with it...fuck off terry.
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