Did Terry spit at Tevez?

A bad 24 hours for John Terry could turn worse as fans analyse video footage of his contribution to the melee that ended in Didier Drogba’s dismissal. The evidence is inconclusive, but replays show Carlos Tevez rubbing his neck after Terry walked towards the United forward and raised his mouth in the Argentinian's direction. Watch the evidence and judge for yourself.

Comments

[Bobby]

pretty clearly he certainly spat at tevez...poor form, terry

[STE]

Let's celebrate a fantastic performance from a magnificent Man U. squad and let's forget about Terry. He had his moment in the spotlight - snivelling like a baby! England captain... you cannot be serious.

[Bob Wyper]

FACT: John Terry did NOT spit at Carlos Tevez. The Ref touched his neck with either the yellow card or his whistle which was hanging from his wrist. Everything else JT did in that one-minute spell caused the whole problem. Running at Tevez to confront him(over nothing), bringing the others into it with the resultant sending off for Drogba, and the further winding-up of Tevez to provoke a reaction by saying something up close. Tevez gets a yellow card for nothing out of all that and even has the presence of mind to KEEP walking away from the intimidation. I am no great fan of Tevez, but credit where it is due. He stayed on the park and scored a crucial penalty.

[Ian Jackson]

I wonder if the fact that he cleared his nose over Tevez allows Terry to deny the fact that he spat with conviction. his movement towards Tevez and actions are quite conclusive; they betray the sort of sportsman that should not lead England.

[Hughes]

Of course he spat. Perhaps John Terry deserves the death penalty...but then again he'd miss that one too.

[hazwan]

chelsea kicked the ball out to returned the ball. tevez did the same thing and the whole blues went crazy. this is not the first time happened as chelsea had a bad and bad record in a game before. league cup final with arsenal for example. blues are kind of newcastle types who want to be like United. so roman throw his money and terry gets his runner's up medal. england captain ? captain doesn't cries and england need a winning captain.

[Smart]

JT spat! at Tevez, watever u Chelsea funs say, he was so gutted by the incident, Chelasea as long as they continue their rubissh behaviour will not win the respect of neutrals nor will they ever be successful as a club

[P]

John Terry, the ideal England captain based on this, yet another distasteful exploit. What was it last time, urinating in a night club? Wonderful. I can really see him leading them to glory. What a role model. What a man.
Compare John Terry to Paolo Maldini, they couldn't be further apart:
http://gentrystyle.com/2008/05/18/ciao-bello-saying-farewell-to-paolo-maldini/

[kkkkkk]

He spat or sneezed at Teves. it is disgusting. Teves wouldn't have know or noticed exactly what touched him because it was raining.

[JV]

Definetly Drogba that spat. Watch it carefully and you will see him getting prepared to spit while he is in view, and does so as soon as he is behind the referee.

[TS]

For crying out loud, you can quite clearly see its the referees whistle which hits him in the neck, unless JT's spit was black and shaped like a whistle ? JT goes over, has a word, the ref runs over, holds out the card and his whistle comes up and hits Tevez in the neck. Watch it again closely.

[Sam]

I don't think Terry spat at Tevez, simply called him some names serious enough for him to think he had to cover his mouth to mask it. Just your bog standard xenophobic slurs probably. But we expect that from the great English warrior JT don't we? Whats a few racist/xenophobic comments when he's good at heading the ball.

[gary]

very clear he spat at him mate. i have watched the clip 10 times just to be sure. he pretended as if he was cleaning his mouth with his shirt. he did that twice and then spat at him.
no wonder he missed his penalty. after seeing this you don't have any pity for him at all. it
is a disgrace to football. there is nothing inconclusive about the video. it is pretty clear.

[Shaun David]

Something nasty and threatening was being said or done by JT in a snide manner, which just highlights the true man behind this so called England hero. We all feel it when you look at the clip! Only a blind blue would deny it.

[kavah]

has anyone considered the possibility of a 2nd spitter ?

i'm waiting for the "Zapruder" footage to be uploaded before passing judgement.

[SteveyG]

Fitting that Chelsea are now being linked with the godfather of flob himself, Frank Rijkaard

[DAN]

I have to say I do not like Chelsea in the slightest. A club with no ambition, class or dignity trying to buy their way to the top and who don't give their youngsters half a chance. They were so much better without Abramovich there. But you have to say the ref's whistle hit the back of Tevez's neck and I'm sick of peoples' emotions getting the better of them. Yes, Terry's actions were very strange but stop looking for a excuse that isnt worthy. Face the truth. He is overpaid, overrated and missed his penalty. Isn't that demoralising enough? Hats off to Tevez though. True proffessional. Brilliant footballer. As for Man Utd diving and cheating, maybe you should look at Chelsea, Drogba and Joe Cole for that matter. Drogba should be in the West End diving around like he does. A melodramatic diva comes to mind. A complete waste of a talent.

[ryan]

Please people watch very closely. And you will see Drogba is the one who spat at Tevez.

[Peter Lowe]

Lets be honest, had it been a foreign player spitting on a fellow professional ALL the media would be highlighting it and it would be front page news...it's J.T., the press love J.T. so it's hardly been picked up...What a disgusting thing to do spitting on another person !

[Sé]

Terry is a sad excuse for a man. It's he not Grant should be run out of Chelsea.

[Si]

No one can say for sure Terry spat at Tevez, the video is totally inconclusive.
Man U fans playing the victims?! Give me a break.
Everyone plays the victim in this sport so I've got no sympathy for any of them.
Honesty is not a concept that figures highly in football at this level. They're all as bad as each other.

[Steve W]

Drogba was the spitter, you can see him sniff it back, load up and fire as the ref holds up the card - the ref probably sees this unless he blinks at the critical moment. Also Ballack tries to make up for his lack of skill by intimidating the opposition throughout the game. Oh for a Roy Keane to point out the error of his ways!

[Dirlo]

Terry, terry, terry. I dont care he spit on tevez or not, as MU fans i still hate him. And i am enjoying his crying because miss penalty. Hope he will miss penalty again in any games.

[Tony.Glasgow]

YES he did this not football this is discrimination..! That's why he lose penalty If anyone says Terry did nothing then they're either blind or lying. He CLEARLY aims a load of snot from his nostril which hits Tevez's neck. I saw it happen on tv just after he wipes his mouth with his shirt.

[AK]

There is no doubt what John Terry has done here. It is the typical behaviour of that belongs to the growing yob culture amongst the youth today. How can he even be considered to be anywhere near the England shirt and represent the nation let alone be captain.
Justice has been served here. If he was an intelligent and educated person he should reflect on evening's events and his actions. Alas he is not. I am so glad he missed his penalty. Let his puny mind be forever tortured. He deserves it and the media should be responsible and out him as the thug he is, and stop this pathetic portrayal of him as a poor victim.