Chelsea Captain John Terry may be hoping that his troubles are behind him after being acquitted of racially abusing Queens Park Ranger’s defender Anton Ferdinand last week but the FA is still deliberating on whether or not to charge the defender. Terry has wisely avoided further comment and his club is keen to put it behind them and move on with footballing matters. However, the racism row that engulfed football last season refuses to go away. Rio Ferdinand made an ill-advised response to a tweet about Ashley Cole shortly after the conclusion of the case. Cole has refused to be drawn into any conflict, maintaining that he is a good friend of the Manchester United centre-half. The controversial case involving Terry and Ferdinand was one of two incidents last season that plunged the Premier League into the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was charged by the FA for an incident with United’s Patrice Evra and was handed an eight-match ban and a £40,000 fine. He then added to the controversy when apparently refusing to shake Evra’s hand at the start of a match. Liverpool stood behind Suarez and even manager Kenny Dalglish was dragged into the row when he and the players wore t-shirts in support of the striker. They received widespread condemnation for their handling of the case. Suarez has now revealed the enormous stress that was inflicted upon him and his family and believes that Manchester United were wielding their “political power” in putting him out of the Liverpool side for two months. Terry suffered the indignity of losing the England captaincy for a second time, a decision that angered coach Fabio Capello to the extent that he tendered his resignation. Not only had the Football Association undermined their coach, they had also been seen to punish Terry, riding rough-shod over the long-held belief that a man is innocent until proven guilty. If Terry has the full backing of his club, some former professionals are far less supportive. Chief among them appears to be former Tottenham player and BBC presenter Garth Crooks who was quick to make his feelings known and believes that Terry must be charged. If they take no action over Terry, it could be argued that they are applying double standards after the severity of the ban imposed on Suarez. The Football Association is currently considering the judgement by Chief magistrate Howard Riddle and a decision is expected within the next few days.