Anton Ferdinand appears content to let the Football Association of England deal with the racism row between the QPR defender and England captain John Terry.
In his first public statement on the incident, Ferdinand said that he had “strong feeling on the matter” but was sure the FA would carry out a "very thorough inquiry" into the matter.
Terry has denied racially abusing Ferdinand during QPR's clash with Chelsea at Loftus Road on October 23.
Ferdinand’s statement read: “Today (Monday 31 October 2011) I finalised my statement with the Football Association with regards to the incident that occurred last Sunday at Loftus Road in our Barclays Premier League fixture against Chelsea.
“I have very strong feelings on the matter, but in the interests of fairness and not wishing to prejudice what I am sure will be a very thorough inquiry by the FA, this will be my last comment on the subject until the inquiry is concluded.
“I would like to thank the Club, Tony Fernandes, Amit Bhatia, Neil Warnock, the supporters and my fellow professionals for their unwavering support.”
