Via Press Association-The English Football Association on Thursday dealt Chelsea captain John Terry a four-match ban and a £220,000 ($356,356) fine following the player's four-day disciplinary hearing for an Oct. 23, 2011 racial slur toward QPR's Anton Ferdinand during their Barclays Premier League match.
The 31-year-old, who on Sunday announced his retirement from international football, can lodge an appeal against the panel's decision.
Terry has endured a tumultuous career in recent years, having twice been stripped of the captaincy by the FA.
He first lost the armband in 2010 in the wake of allegations that he had an affair with the girlfriend of former Chelsea and England teammate Wayne Bridge, before being deposed again this February after it was revealed he would stand trial for alleged abuse of QPR defender Ferdinand during a Premier League game.
Terry was cleared of any wrongdoing with regards to Ferdinand at Westminster Magistrates' Court in July but the FA ruled he would be subjected to a disciplinary hearing.
Ferdinand testified to the independent panel in Terry's presence when the hearing began on Monday.
Terry announced his retirement from international play ahead of the trial.
"I am making this statement today in advance of the hearing of the FA disciplinary charge because 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.
England coach Roy Hodgson said he "reluctantly accepted" Terry's retirement.
Terry is the second Premier League player in a year to be banned for racism. Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was banned for eight matches for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra a year ago, but was found to have done so on a number of occasions during the match.
Terry is accused of a single utterance towards Ferdinand, which had led to speculation of a four-match ban.
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