• Villas-Boas perturbed by lack of support for England’s captain
• ‘He has put out his statement and we fully back John’

The Chelsea manager, André Villas-Boas, has backed his captain, John Terry, in the wake of an alleged racist slur against the Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand.

“He has put out his statement and we fully back John. John is a player who [represents] this country to the highest level internationally. He is a player of great responsibilities,” said Villas-Boas, as Terry waits to hear if Ferdinand would make a formal complaint about his altercation with the England captain during QPR’s 1-0 defeat of Chelsea at Loftus Road on Sunday.

Terry has categorically denied racially abusing Ferdinand, who he admitted had accused him of making a racist remark but insisted his own response was actually a denial. Ferdinand has yet to come out in support of that chain of events, while the police confirmed they were investigating an anonymous complaint made against Terry.

“He said to me the incident was a big misunderstanding. That’s why he put his statement out straight away. I find it strange when people don’t trust the words of a representative from your country.”

Villas-Boas claimed Terry and Ferdinand cleared the air in the Chelsea dressing room after Sunday’s game.

“Anton was present in our dressing room,” he said. “For us, it was end of story and it still is. It’s just a misunderstanding and something blown out of all proportion. People who represent this country should have better and fuller support.”

Villas-Boas added: “The clubs are in touch with each other. We have full backing for our player. The rest, we have to wait and see.”

The Metropolitan police confirmed on Tuesday that it is assessing the incident after a member of the public made a complaint against Terry.

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• Staff member breaks leg after Champions League defeat
• Reports say Terry spoke to police and took a breath test

The Chelsea captain John Terry was involved in an accident which resulted in one of the club’s security staff suffering a broken leg after the Champions League defeat to Internazionale last night. Sky have reported that Terry was later given a breath test by the police.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed a collision and reported the victim suffering a broken leg. “Police were called at 23.13pm on Tuesday, 16 March to Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, SW6 to reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian,” said the police.

“A 35-year-old man suffering a broken leg was taken by ambulance to a west London hospital where he is in a stable condition. The 4×4 car did not stop at the scene. Enquiries into the incident continue.”

The players’ spokesman, Phil Hall said: “John was coming out of the car park and he was surrounded by paparazzi photographers. He was not driving very fast and a security guard waved him through.

“There were some fans there and they were telling the photographers to get out of the way. John had no idea that he had hit the man, until he received a phone call from the club an hour or so later. John volunteered to go to the police station, and was breathalised in his home at 1.30am.”

Terry was not aware of the injury at the time but spoke to the police and the member of staff when he was made aware of the incident.

A Chelsea spokesman said: “We can confirm there was an unfortunate accident as John Terry left Stamford Bridge last night.

“When driving out of the stadium at approximately 1-2mph in a queue of traffic exiting the ground, his car was surrounded by photographers and fans.

“In the melee that ensued a member of Chelsea’s security staff was knocked to the ground, making contact with the car. He suffered a badly bruised leg.

“John was aware at the time that there was a lot of contact with his car during the incident, but not that anyone was injured as a result.

“Upon hearing of the injury, John spoke to the police. He has also been in contact with the staff member to check on his welfare.”

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