Anton Ferdinand says he feared the reaction he would have received had he spoken out during his racism case against John Terry and feels he was "failed" by the authorities.
Then-Chelsea captain Terry was accused of racist abuse toward Ferdinand during a Premier League match against QPR in October 2011.
Terry denied the accusations and was acquitted in the resulting criminal court case, but a subsequent investigation by the Football Association judged the former England star to be guilty, suspended him for four matches and fined him £200,000.
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Ferdinand has explained why he refused to comment on the situation publicly while the court case was going on, but regrets leaving it all up to others to decide.