Premier League wants Terry-Ferdinand handshake

Premier League wants Terry-Ferdinand handshake

Published Mar. 20, 2012 1:20 p.m. ET

The English Premier League wants a handshake between John Terry and Anton Ferdinand before the Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers match in April.

Ferdinand was allegedly racially abused by Terry during a last league match in October. The Football Association allowed the sides to forgo the traditional handshake when the two teams met in January.

Terry will stand trial in July on a charge of racially abusing Ferdinand. The league announced Tuesday it will not scrap the handshake before Chelsea-QPR on April 29.

Chief executive Richard Scudamore says the handshake ''should continue - period.''

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