The Football Association (FA)
has decided to take no further action against John Terry or Chelsea
after investigating the circumstances of his substitution in his final game at
Stamford Bridge at the end of last season.
Having worn the number 26 jersey during his
19-year career at the club, Terry left the field through a mid-game guard of
honour formed by his team-mates after 26 minutes of the champions' 5-1 win over
Sunderland.
The FA's Integrity Department said it would
investigate the substitution after it emerged that several punters had won
thousands of pounds for betting on the exact time of Terry's substitution at
odds of 100-1. Shortly before the game, the editor of a Chelsea fanzine had
tweeted that Terry would be withdrawn after 26 minutes.
However, it is understood the
FA has now decided there is no case to answer as there is no evidence to
suggest this was inside information intended for the purposes of betting and is
therefore not a deliberate attempt at so-called spot-fixing.
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