Football Association chairman David Bernstein says "it is a shame that one high-profile incident has had such a major impact," despite the strides English football has taken to address racism and improve equality in recent years.
Bernstein says "the damage of this affair is not irreparable, but ... there are still many lessons to be learnt in the wider fight against racial abuse."
Terry, the captain of Premier League club Chelsea, accepted a four-match ban Thursday for racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand last October.
English football 'damaged' by John Terry racism case
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