Kick It Out rebels: Premier League players who snubbed T-shirts
Anton Ferdinand (centre) and Shaun Wright-Phillips (right) refused to wear the T-shirts before QPR's match against Everton at Loftus Road. Ferdinand's protest follows the four-match ban handed to Chelsea's captain, John Terry, by the FA for using racist language in an argument with Ferdinand last season. Photograph: Catherine IvillThe QPR striker Djibril Cissé joined Ferdinand in not wearing a T-shirt in the pre-match warm-up. Photograph: Nick Potts/PAWhile up at Old Trafford on Saturday Rio Ferdinand was told by Sir Alex Ferguson that he would 'be dealt with' for going against the Manchester United manager's wishes and showing his displeasure at a perceived lack of authority within the Kick It Out campaign.Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
Stoke's Kenwyne Jones supported Ferdinand's stance by refusing to wear a T-shirt at Old Trafford. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesReading's Jason Roberts (right) had also been criticised by Sir Alex Ferguson for protesting against the Kick It Out campaign. The striker is seen here warming up without a T-shirt before the match against Liverpool at Anfield.Photograph: Craig Brough/Action ImagesManchester City's Micah Richards (right) was among the Kick It Out rebels at the Hawthorns … Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action ImagesHis fellow Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott (right) has boycotted the Kick It Out campaign since 2007 and continued his stance on Saturday. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action ImagesMeanwhile, the only show of support for the Kick It Out campaign at Swansea's Liberty Stadium, came from the officials …Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images… with both the Swansea players (pictured) and the Wigan players not wearing T-shirts.Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images
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