Man Utd boss Ferguson to speak with Ferdinand about Chelsea handshake
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits he'll talk to Rio Ferdinand about the prospect of shaking hands with Chelsea captain John Terry on Sunday.
On Thursday it was confirmed that Terry would not face a court case into his alleged racial abuse of Ferdinand's brother, Anton, until after Euro 2012.
And with the elder Ferdinand believed to be in two minds about whether to shake hands with Terry after the Premier League confirmed they had no plans to scrap the traditional pre-match greeting, Ferguson wants to reassure the 33-year-old.
"John Terry might not play but I would have a word with Rio about the situation," said Ferguson.
"Rio has been fighting racism for many years and the lad must rise above it.
"It doesn't detract from anything to shake John Terry's hand. He (Rio) has done nothing to be ashamed of."A tweet sent by Rio on Thursday seemed to indicate the 33-year-old was not too impressed by the situation.
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Comments (2)
rio the drug cheat trying to take the moral high ground lol thats classic
fergie as much as all united fans love you this has nothing to do with you & you cant tell rio what to do. terry has cast a racist slur towards his brother & just because fergie doesnt want publicity of no handshake & as a result just wants rio to cast all his morals & dignity to the side
its issues like this that have people believing fergie has become more & more of a dictator over the past 5years or so & even the press are afraid to write what they think for fear of being banned from press conferences.
Rio should not shake terrys hand if he plays & if he does then id lose all respect for rio to be honest. the same goes for evra with suarez in a couple of weeks when we play liverpool, evra should not shake his hand. in fact i dont think any of the black players in the league should shake terry or suarez hand & im a white man who has had shame brought on our race by these two clowns terry & suarez
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