John Terry has admitted a charge of improper conduct following
comments made with regards referee Graham Poll after Chelsea's game
at Tottenham on 5th November.
The Chelsea defender initially asked for a personal hearing but
this request has now been withdrawn, with the Football Association
disciplinary commission to deal with the case on Tuesday.
Terry had claimed Poll gave him conflicting reasons for sending him
off in the game with Tottenham, with the FA having brought the
charge as they felt the player was questioning Poll's
integrity.
The FA issued a statement last month which revealed the reason
behind the charge:
"Terry claimed in an interview (for Chelsea's own TV station),
which was widely reported, that Poll had given him conflicting
reasons for his second yellow card, saying: 'On the pitch, Graham
Poll said to me that it was for the barge on Hossam Ghaly where I
just kept running'.
"'Then, after the game, he then said to me it was for the fall when
me and Ledley King fell so, you know, he's obviously had a look at
it, or got people to look at it and decided that's probably the
best option for him and it covers every angle for him."'