• Manchester United manager surprised at four-game ban
• Rio Ferdinand unlikely to return for England, he adds
Sir Alex Ferguson believes John Terry may think his four-match ban is "lenient", and the Manchester United manager feels that Roy Hodgson may find it difficult if he wishes to recall Rio Ferdinand in the Chelsea defender's place for England.
Terry is now considering whether to appeal the Football Association's ban and £220,000 fine. "There is a danger of it resurrecting itself because it has been going on so long," Ferguson said. "But the fact he got a four-game ban, he may consider that is quite lenient considering Luis Suárez got eight. It is time to move on and so should the game."
Patrice Evra and Suárez shook hands before United's game at Liverpool last Sunday following the Liverpool forward's failure to do so last season, after serving his own eight-match ban for making racial slurs towards the Manchester United left-back.
Terry was handed the ban by the FA on Thursday after being found guilty of using racist language towards Anton Ferdinand, Rio's brother, in Chelsea's game at QPR last October.
Anton Ferdinand reacted to criticism on Twitter on Friday by saying that the footage of the incident during Chelsea's game at Queens Park Rangers last October 'does not lie'.
Ferdinand tweeted: "On a serious note people need 2 read the facts before they send stupid tweets 2 me with liar and grass in it footage don't lie!"
Regarding Rio Ferdinand getting another England call-up, Ferguson said: "I wouldn't think he will. Roy Hodgson made his decision before the European Championship and I can't see him changing that. It would be difficult for him now to go back to Rio Ferdinand and welcome him back."
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