London (CNN) -- England soccer captain John Terry will be charged with racially abusing another player, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service said Wednesday. The incident concerns comments the Chelsea footballer allegedly made to Queens Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand in a recent English Premier League match. "I have today advised the Metropolitan Police Service that John Terry should be prosecuted for a racially aggravated public order offense following comments allegedly made during a Premier League football match between Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea on 23 October 2011," said Alison Saunders, Chief Crown Prosecutor for London. "I am satisfied there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to prosecute this case."
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England soccer captain John Terry charged with racially abusing another player
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Incident concerns comments player allegedly made to QPR player Anton Ferdinand
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Terry denies charges; Chelsea Football Club issues statement backing him
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Terry will appear before magistrates in London on February 1, 2012
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