Premier League: Terry hit with four-match ban by FA

John Terry has 14 days to appeal the FA's decision
Despite being cleared in a court of law, John Terry has received a 220,000 fine and a four-match suspension for an incident involving Anton Ferdinand...
John Terry has today been found guilty of misconduct by the FA just months after being cleared of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in court in July.
An FA statement read: "An Independent Regulatory Commission has today found a charge of misconduct against John Terry proven and has issued a suspension for a period of four matches and a fine of 220,000, pending appeal.
"The decision is subject to an appeal which must be lodged within 14 days if Terry wishes to contest the findings of the panel.
A statement from Terry's management read: "Terry is disappointed that the FA Regulatory Commission has reached a different conclusion to the clear not guilty verdict of a court of law."
It continued: "He has asked for the detailed written reasons of the decision and will consider them carefully before deciding whether to lodge an appeal."
Terry, who sensationally ended his England career just hours before the hearing started, is now left with a difficult decision on his hands.
Were he to immediately accept the judgement, the Chelsea skipper would miss three of the biggest league games of the season, starting with this weekend's fixture at the Emirates, where Chelsea are 3.65n/a to collect three points against London rivals Arsenal.
The ban would also see the defender miss out on another trip across the capital to play Tottenham as well as the visit of Norwich and then crucially a Super Sunday showdown with Manchester United.
United are second behind Chelsea in the table at present but are already in as favourites at 2.942/1 to clinch the Premier League trophy.
And if Terry did opt to commence his absence straight away, the Red Devils would be his next domestic opponents in the Capital One Cup at the end of October.
Given the way the fixtures have arranged themselves and Terry's strong opposition to the allegations, it seems highly likely that he will appeal the decision.