Terry won't appeal against four-match ban for racial abuse

John Terry says he will not be appealing against the four-match ban and fine imposed by the Football Association for racially abusing an opponent in a Premier League game. The Chelsea defender says he is sorry for hurling the racial slur at Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during the west London derby last October. [caption id=“attachment_495249” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Reuters[/caption] In a statement released Thursday through his management company, the 31-year-old Terry says “I accept that the language I used, regardless of the context, is not acceptable on the football field or indeed in any walk of life.” Terry was cleared in a criminal trial in July of a racially aggravated public order offense, but was suspended and given a record 220,000 pound ($356,000) fine by the FA. AP