Terry announces retirement from international soccer

LONDON, Sept 23, 2012 (AFP) - Former England captain John Terry announced his retirement from international football on Sunday, saying the Football Association had made his position "untenable".

The 31-year-old Chelsea centre-back made his announcement on the eve of an FA disciplinary hearing over charges he used a racist slur against Queens Park Rangers' Anton Ferdinand last October, an allegation he denies and was cleared of by a London court in a criminal case in July.

"I feel the FA, in pursuing charges against me where I have already been cleared in a court of law have made my position with the national team untenable," Terry said in a statement.