Sir Alex Ferguson on John Terry racism allegations

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he will have a word with Rio Ferdinand about a handshake with John Terry if both players start. Report by Adam Sich. Like us on Facebook at itn and follow us on Twitter at itn

[@AdmiralAkainu8]

LOL imagine if terry still stayed in the England squad, the changing room would have been so awkward

[@mattyharding7937]

Think ferguson shows here he’s got a quiet admiration and respect for John terry where he hasn’t for Luis Suarez.

[@Dellboy56]

Yeah, John Terry didn't play for Liverpool!

[@ryanhaddi5114]

Fck luis suarez that guy is a disgrace even more than terry

[@armanvranka7520]

Yeah John terry was English…

[@dylanrea6728]

Ferguson tried to sign Terry a long time before he signed Rio.

[@villadavid4ever]

What did he say about Uruguay?

[@cameronhirtle7316]

Terry was a real swell guy….

[@AB-jp3ni]

grand measter of the north sir Alex Ferguson

[@thunderpants5616]

Nemanja Vidic nigga he the old god

[@brazilianwavement8861]

Ha is a fat granny shagger hauahauahauaha

[@mauriciodemoskalis]

Hi, I'm just catching up on my politics

[@worldmenot5171]

The Pride & Narcissism of Men knows no bounds but someone's a true Man when he fights with Love & fairness militant if necessary Love w strength & Kindness these Guys seem to have that naturally !!!

[@Music1sThaLife]

and england national team players dont get paid?yeah , maybe in 90-s they didnt, but now they do...

[@shubhankar2508]

I thought this was a football video. The fuck is wrong with these comments

[@OscarSJP]

The fuck is wrong with your name?

[@bh629]

SAF is very practical. Easy to stand with Evra against Suarez (foreigner) Not so easy to stand with Rio against Terry. (England captain and working class English guy) SAF is not wrong. In the real world this is how you have to be, practical.

[@FrankKnights]

100%

[@bainebolton8244]

bernard manning for chelsea manager 😀

[@darrenlee9237]

How nice to see that Alex Ferguson didn't even bother to await the verdict of Westminster Magistrates Court before opining on the issue.

[@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX]

@10YNWA10 lol you cleverly sidestepped the clear flaw i pointed out in your logic so your saying Suarez said "because your friend" and "I dont talk to friend" answer that one for me. and for once dont try to make out he meant it in an unoffensive way

[@Jabba-le-feminist-hating-Hutt]

Porque amigo That means Why not friend? That makes sense in Spanish, But I don’t talk to friends doesn’t make sense so you are correct

[@Music1sThaLife]

what would this be akward?

[@villadavid4ever]

I'm pretty sure the National Team doesn't pay its players. Only the clubs do.

[@dazediss6629]

This is wrong, they get paid too.

[@CM-so1cf]

@@dazediss6629all wages from the England national team are donated to charity

[@sizzla10]

Wow back in the day when we had two consecutive weeks of rejected handshakes lol😂 this was premier drama at its best

[@kongakongabanana]

Good luck

[@10YNWA10]

@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX they brought in linguistics experts to identify what materazzi said to zidane, and different "experts" came out with quite a few different explanations. this in my mind is far from "beyond a reasonable doubt." people in this case are basically saying "we believe evra more than suarez." it shouldn't be this way: it is reasonable doubt, not a prepoderance of evidence, that decides guilt. but this seems to be lost on most people...

[@Jabba-le-feminist-hating-Hutt]

Yes, I’ve felt my whole life that Evra massively exaggerated the racism that Suarez said to evra I had a similar instance when I made a joke to a black girl and her eyes went red with rage and she got extremely aggressive and lost her shit with me. That’s the problem, that it’s racist to say that black people have a massive tendency to over exaggerate racist abuse directed towards them, much more than any other race. They have an inferiority complex

[@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX]

@10YNWA10 glen johnsons just looking for attention.... Evra CLEARLY went to shake his hand BEFORE Suarez passed by and Suarez walked on ahead by him.

[@AdmiralAkainu8]

duhh obviously they get paid is not a rocket science to figure that one out -__-, clubs pay them twice that wage, and players can walk out from international anytime they want and won't effect there career

[@andrewwright3554]

Terry didn't get ban like Suarez because he English tht why it disgrace

[@OscarSJP]

Shut up you fucking idiot!! You cannot speak English yourself!!!

[@dendenn7383]

Andrew Wright Terry did get banned by the fa though

[@cousinleigh1470]

He missed a pen tho so it’s ok 😂😂

[@bigbeardedscotsman5608]

Suarez wasn't racist

[@paulearl8203]

Yes, straight white men always get away with racism 😂😂😂😂

[@10YNWA10]

@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX friend, etc. this does not mean that they are all racists: it means the word does not carry a racist connotation over there as it does in england. suarez, speaking in his native spanish, would definitely sarcastically say something like "why not, pal." evra may even genuinely think suarez was racially abusing him, because he is not familiar with the culture of uruguay. so im not even saying evra is lying, he may genuinely believe suarez meant to abuse him. but suarez didn't

[@Aerojet01]

It was an incident than happened and it should've been settled behind closed doors. Two grown men shaking hands, instead of headline coverage on the front of a newspaper and going over the same issue over several weeks. The media really love these types of stories, so they can stir up trouble.

[@derocka]

Nah, I don't think it's stirring trouble. Speaking for myself.i experienced so.much racism.in working environments where I was the minority and just didn't have the courage to fight it. I wish I had stood up for myself. The longer I was quiet, the more bitter and hateful I became and as we no doubt know, it's not everyone in a given race/group that deserves to be on the end of that.

[@donelsw6676]

Shaking hands with a white supremacist for what ??

[@A4Gaming]

Let me guess you're a white man to have this awful take

[@khaledMohamed-vy4rq]

Ferguson said typical germans is not recist m8

[@MegaJolaus]

thats a compliment in my book.

[@abhouston1]

khaled Mohamed it's not racist it's xenophobic dummy

[@davidlean1060]

It wasn't, it was xenophobic! There's a huge difference, do try and learn it.

[@larrydavid6852]

Ferguson managed to hit both Liverpool and Chelsea there.

[@villadavid4ever]

Anyway, you're completely missing the point. I said that Romania is peaceful and never started war on another country. Actually, there was one exception: in the Balkan wars, when Romania intervened against Bulgaria. After that, we took away from 7,565km² in which our ancestors lived at some point.

[@jayo3074]

Disgusting comment

[@benjamincompton9767]

I feel like this is in the wrong comment thread 😂😂

[@kongakongabanana]

Way back in June 1986 (world cup, Scotland Uruguay match) Alex Ferguson made the following insult "I mean, it's not just a part of football, it's the whole ****** attitude of the nation. You can see that attitude there. The whole thing. They (Uruguayans) have no respect for other people's dignity." Alex Ferguson, June 1986, after Uruguay knocked Scotland out of the World Cup

[@caseychaos5216]

ye mad world aint it

[@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX]

@10YNWA10 oh so he said "i don't talk to pals" and he kicked him "because he was friend" LOL get your argument straight cub

[@Jabba-le-feminist-hating-Hutt]

Negro just means black person it doesn’t mean the n word It only means the n word to a non Spanish speaker It’s like saying chino - for Chinese Un chino Un negro Un Indiano It’s not Suarez’s fault that black people hate being called black despite the fact that they are always talking about skin colour

[@10YNWA10]

@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX when did suarez admit to saying "i dont talk to blacks?" when did a videotape show suarez saying "i dont talk to blacks?" when did another player hear suarez say "i dont talk to blacks?" suarez admitted to using the word. that was it

[@Jabba-le-feminist-hating-Hutt]

He admitted to using the word negro or negrito It’s not the same as the n word It’s just not the same You have to understand that

[@10YNWA10]

@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX why did suarez snub evra? maybe it had something to do with the fact that evra's hand was way down by his side when suarez went by him (listen to what glen johnson has to say on it, and the watch the video in slow-motion for yourself. you will see evra cearly tries to play the victim card). and i think the answer to your first question is the cultural difference between uruguay and england. in uruguay, people use the word "negro" or "negrito" commonly to mean pal, mate,

[@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX]

@10YNWA10 and if Suarez is gonna play in England he should LEARN what is offensive and what isn't every other foreign player has to why shouldn't he

[@bh629]

How would you ascertain how well he has learned? An exam? Written work? Attend a diversity lecture? It's life. These lessons are learned like this. First time I speak with somebody unknown (different race, religion, politics etc) I learn where I stand with them. If I don't, I suffer the repercussions. Suarez should have been told (by Liverpool, as his employer it's in there interest) the way you use some words in Uruguay, you can't use here. If he still doesn't get the message, then APPROPRIATE sanctions.

[@Jabba-le-feminist-hating-Hutt]

But Suarez was speaking in Spanish no offence

[@10YNWA10]

@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX linguistics experts also tried to figure our what materazzi said to zidane, and different experts came out with different things. i hardly think lunguistics experts can be used to prove BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (that is the key phrase here) that the word was used in a racist way

[@michaelabio]

I dont understand that kind of english

[@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX]

@10YNWA10 Linguistic EXPERTS know alot more than you i think... but then again you seem to think you know everything.

[@kaigamer8250]

suarez was found guilty by the FA. #late

[@Jabba-le-feminist-hating-Hutt]

The same fa that got bought by city owners to be biased against Liverpool AGAIN 😊

[@katakisLives]

I Think John Terry should get his day in court before he is condemned! he was stripped of the captaincy prematurely and has proven to be an asset to the England team countless times, he has always protested his innocence, he should be treated as innocent until proven guilty

[@saveferris606]

You could barely be anymore clueless. I am certainly not ignorant. During world war 2 facism became hugely popular in Romania and there was huge pressure on Carol II to ally with the Nazis, which he subsequently gave into. With the mantra being "When it's a question of action against the Slavs, you can always count on Romania". Was the massacre of 380,000 Jews by Romanian troops just due to your geographical position? Dutch troops didn't do the same...

[@10YNWA10]

@katakisLives unfortunately the fa's action on suarez set the precedent that innocent until proven guilty does not apply

[@anwarrazali4447]

John terry not manchester united player

[@kongakongabanana]

Ypur story 2: Romanian antisemitism had deep roots in the teachings of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Even as the Iron Guard moved beyond traditional religious antisemitism to promote economic and racial antisemitism, and violence against Jews, they did not abandon religious belief and religious language and symbolism was used in the speeches, poetry and songs of the Iron Guard. The youth movement had its stronghold in the Faculty of Theology of the University of Bucharest

[@Themintmatty]

What the fuck is happening in the comments?

[@villadavid4ever]

First of all, what part of "unless attacked or forced to" you don't understand There was no "neutral" option. We're between Germany and Russia. In every war, we had to ally with somebody. Also, we had to fight to get back Bucovina and Moldova, which the Russians occupied.

[@10YNWA10]

@xXxTheProvoSniperXxX im not saying he shouldn't learn what is offensive. but he had no reason to believe the word "negro" or "negrito" was offensive. as he said, he heard united players call evra that, so he figured it couldn't be an unacceptable term.

[@kongakongabanana]

Yea maybe It was not correct maybe it was wrong but the story of the european countries is this: empires, colonies, war, blood, slavery, expoliation, etc

[@villadavid4ever]

I share the same history as my ancestors. In this country's history, we haven't invaded other regions (except for the South Dobruja, which wasn't really invaded and wasn't populated by Bulgarians or Romanians, but by Turks, Tatars and so on), like Hungary did. We haven't colonized lands and exterminated their populations. We didn't go to war unless forced to. That's what I mean when calling my country and my ancestors peaceful.

[@bottoysex1957]

wtf are u on drugs?? u wasteman

[@villadavid4ever]

You said that everyone in Europe discriminates against South Americans. You're a hypocrite because you criticize other for saying bad stuff about your nation and then you do that to my entire continent!

[@villadavid4ever]

You're probably lying about your ancestry, you can't know exactly when they came unless you're part of a noble family which you aren't. The actual Uruguayan people are hispanic. Their ancestors, along with the other colonists killed the amerindians. I'm from Romania, my country never sent any colonists to kill indians. As a matter of fact, my country was always peaceful and never went to war unless attacked or forced to.

[@goldenfritzngarizemo1955]

Reason why I get on mainly with Romanians who are decent people.

[@saveferris606]

Countries aren't "peaceful". You aren't the same as your ancestor's in any way other than sharing some amount of genes. Cultures change drastically in even short amounts of time. Try reading up on the topic, yes fascism did become popular and Carol II was overthrown by a fascist government. You certainly didn't answer about the persecution of the Jews. I'm sure Romanians today are peaceful and lovely people, I have not disputed that.

[@AdmiralAkainu8]

are you thick or something? chelsea players get paid alot of money they wouldn't jeopardise it, plus club keeps it on the law an under control , but in international its whole different story , point i'm making is if terry was still to be england captain most of black players would have walked out on England #fact.

[@kongakongabanana]

Wrong, I am a mixture between italian, french and spanish. You do not know me or my country, the differente branches of my family came from Europe at the end of SXIX. Native americans where killed before that. WHere are you from?

[@villadavid4ever]

I'm sorry but that's NOT racist. Uruguayans are not a race, they're a nation. You know, if you say "fuck south koreans", that's not racist, because north koreans are the same thing, yet you didn't insult them.

[@davisluong2060]

Sounds like a bunch of bull on the allegations against John Terry.

[@woods6800]

What John Terry said about them ferdinands was correct and both couldn’t lace his boots

[@kongakongabanana]

Wromg wrong wrong I did not insult you, as you did. Ferguson discriminated all the people from a country with that speech in 1986. I know Uruguay played dirty but you can not say ALL the people from a country are ...... For example: England cheat world cup 1966 and I don't say english people are cheaters.

[@kongakongabanana]

Oh really nice!!! That is what I was talking about hypocrit racist and discrmiminatory guy. When you have no argument you start to insult like a child.

[@kongakongabanana]

Now you are saying I am a liar because of my ancestry. For me is enough, of course I am discusing with somebody who knows very little about other countries. Romania? Peaceful? Partner of the Third Reich during the WWII. Never forget Stalingrad where 200.000 romanians were part of the invasor army. Good luck

[@live2tell]

i'm not listening to the biggest hypocrite in the game

[@RC-fi8nn]

How to say a lot by saying nothing at all

[@caseychaos5216]

why if a white man has his an opinion on a black person hes racist,when did u ever hear of a black person being for racist against a white person ????????????never not

[@lukesixtynineuk]

Ferguson is an expert on Racism. Remember his remark about "typical Germans" when United lost to Bayern? The fact that he was talking about Robben, who is Dutch, and Ribery, who is French, passed purple nose by completely. Ferguson is one of those people I cannot look at without shaking my head. Utter disgrace to humanity.

[@danzegamer3885]

+lukesixtynineuk that isnt racism. Most german people are white, i think the word your looking for is xenophobia

[@lukesixtynineuk]

+Danze Gamer (Danzegamer) No. The modern use of the word race is often referring to nationalities.You've never heard people say " The Mexicans (or Germans, French, Russians, etc) are a funny race of people"?Phobias are an unreasonable fear so xenophobia is often used incorrectly."Racism is when someone is discriminated against (singled out) because of their race, the colour of their skin, their nationality, etc"

[@abhouston1]

Luke sixty nine uk ?

[@lukesixtynineuk]

+Alistair Houston Is that a question?

[@lukesixtynineuk]

Wow! they're some impressive insults. So hurtful. You even added a little "LOL" to show what you are. I won't say what I think you are because it's irrelevant to the argument. Any other insults to throw to make out you are superior? You sound so desperate to denigrate anyone who disagrees with you, that I think you're a tad insecure. good luck. You need it. P.S. If you're going to reply, don't forget the infantile attempts at a put-down - and don't forget the "LOL".

[@kongakongabanana]

Your story: The Iron Guard (Romanian: Garda de fier pronounced [ˈɡarda de ˈfjer]) is the name most commonly given to a far-right movement and political party in Romania in the period from 1927 into the early part of World War II. The Iron Guard was ultra-nationalist, fascist, anti-communist, and promoted the Orthodox Christian faith. It is also considered an antisemitic organization, an ideology even going so far as to demand the introduction of "state anti-semitism".

[@khaledMohamed-vy4rq]

Ferguson said typical germans is not recist m8