5 Times that John Terry courted controversy during his career

#4 The Champions League celebration

Terry controversially celebrated in full kit when Chelsea won the Champions League - despite being suspended for the final

In the 2007/08 season, Terry led Chelsea all the way to the Champions League final – a showdown against fellow Premier League side Manchester United in a rain-soaked Moscow. And he had the chance to win the game for the Blues too, as he took what seemed to be the decisive penalty in the eventual shoot-out between the two sides.

Unfortunately, Terry missed – slipping and hitting the post – and Chelsea went on to lose. Four seasons later, the Blues once again made the final of the Champions League, but this time Terry wasn’t available for the match due to his red card in the semi-final victory over Barcelona.

Chelsea managed to win the famous trophy on this occasion, defeating Bayern Munich after a penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw. And controversially, when it was time to present the trophy, who turned up – in full kit for good measure – to lift the cup? Captain, leader and legend John Terry, of course!

The move was instantly lampooned on social media as a shameless display of ego, as anyone who hadn’t caught the match but saw the post-match celebrations would probably have thought that Terry had played a starring role.

Despite taking so much abuse online – and seeing the phrase “doing a John Terry” become a meme of its own – a year later he was at it again, celebrating in full kit with the Europa League trophy following Chelsea’s win over Benfica, despite missing the game with an ankle injury.