John Terry and off-field rows

Below are some of the incidents that have caused central defender Terry problems off the field:

2001: Terry and his Chelsea team-mates Frank Lampard, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Jody Morris were accused of insulting behavior in front of American tourists a day after the Sept 11 terror attacks on the United States. Chelsea fined each of the quartet two weeks' wages.

2002: Terry and Morris were charged with assault and affray following an incident in a London nightclub.

Both men were later cleared but Terry, then yet to make his England debut, missed that year's World Cup after the Football Association said it would not consider him for selection until the court case was concluded.

Chelsea fined Terry and Morris for being out late less than 48 hours before an FA Cup third-round tie at Norwich.

2009: Terry's mother, Sue, and mother-in-law Sue Poole, were both cautioned by police for shoplifting.

2009: Terry's father, Ted, accused of passing drugs to an undercover newspaper reporter.

2009: A public relations company appointed by Terry's agents touted for commercial endorsements on his behalf based on his role as England captain. Terry, after criticism he was abusing his position, insisted he had no prior knowledge of the move and had not authorised it.

AFP

(China Daily 02/01/2010 page23)