John Terry is expected to accept the FA's charges over his racist abuse of Anton Ferdinand according to The Sun.

The Chelsea defender has been embroiled in a race scandal for over a year now, as the QPR centre-half accused him of using racist language in a Premier League clash between the sides last season.

Terry looked to have escaped punishment after he was acquitted of all charges in court, however the FA have conducted their own investigations into the incident at Loftus Road.

An Independent Regulatory Commission found Terry guilty and have subsequently banned the player for four games and fined him £220,000, in what has been criticised as a lenient ruling.

Terry has the option to appeal against the ruling, with the expiry of this option today. However it is believed that he will accept the punishment to finally draw a close to the saga.

If this is the case Terry will miss clashes with Tottenham, Manchester United and Swansea in the Premier League, whilst the central defender will also be ineligible for the Capital One Cup game against the Red Devils.

The investigation by the FA forced Terry to quit international football, with the player making the announcement that he had finished playing for England due to the scandal.

The decision to forfeit the opportunity to appeal may well be made as if it is contested a more thorough ban and fine could well be handed down, whilst the legal cost and time allocated to the incident would increase also.

By Gareth McKnight