Terry: Klasnic spat at me

09 September 2009 22:19
England captain John Terry accused Bolton forward Ivan Klasnic of spitting at him during the Wembley demolition of Croatia that sealed a place at the World Cup.[LNB] Klasnic, who is on loan at the Reebok Stadium from French club Nantes, was a 73rd-minute substitute for Eduardo, who had scored the consolation in the 5-1 victory for England.[LNB] "It's not a nice situation," Terry said. "He came on frustrated. He is the first person who has ever spat at me."[LNB] He added: "It's one of those things but let's not let it ruin a massive night for us."[LNB] Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard both scored twice and Wayne Rooney grabbed another for Fabio Capello's men, who have now reached next year's tournament in South Africa.[LNB] "Let's not forget it has taken us a year or so to get to this level," Terry said on ITV1.[LNB] "We still want to progress and have a lot of improvements to make in this squad.[LNB] "This is where we want to be, competing at this level and at this standard."

Source: Eurosport