Chelsea captain John Terry has been accused of making racist remarks to Ferdinand during QPR's 1-0 win over the Blues at Loftus Road last Sunday. Ferdinand, who claimed he was called a 'monkey' by German striker Aaron Hunt while playing for England Under-21s in 2006, cannot believe the issue of race is still in the game today. He told The People: "I didn't know racism still existed in football until last weekend. "I thought we were past all that here. I had no idea it had happened until I left the ground. It was pretty shocking. It's crazy, I can't believe it." The FA is investigating the allegations, with the QPR defender adding: "I don't need to say anything, it's all on YouTube, everyone can see what he said. "What do you think he said? Look, it's with the FA now." Back in 2006, Ferdinand claimed he was called a 'monkey' by Hunt, who was banned for two matches after being found guilty of gross unsporting conduct. But Hunt claimed that none of the insults were of a racist nature and following an appeal, his suspension was overturned by UEFA. A year after that row, Ferdinand said: "If they are truly serious about kicking racism out of the game, the authorities have to start imposing bigger bans. "It can't be right an international footballer can call another player a monkey and get away with it. "We've moved on from the days when bananas were thrown at black players, or they were spat at when they went to take a throw-in, but there is still more to be done."
