Premier League News Links: John Terry Pleads Not Guilty of Racial Abuse Towards Ferdinand

It’s not quite Judge Judy, but the Premier League news cycle today moves into a courtroom drama where you have Anton Ferdinand claiming racial abuse aimed at him by John Terry in the infamous QPR-Chelsea game from last season. Hopefully the court case can be over and done with pretty quickly. The sooner we move on from this, so we can return to real soccer talk, the better.

Here are today’s Premier League-related news headlines:

• Terry pleads not guilty of racial abuse towards Ferdinand — The Guardian
• Tottenham Hotspur announce the appointment of Luis Martins as First Team Coach — Tottenham Hotspur FC
• AC Milan considering loan move for Liverpool striker Andy Carroll, according to Italian media — The Independent
• Manchester United’s IPO dissected and analyzed — The Swiss Ramble
• Race row trial of Chelsea captain John Terry gets under way — The Independent
  
• Arsenal are set to take French starlet M’Baye Niang on trial — Sky Sports
• Arsenal receive offer for Marouane Chamakh from Fiorentina — The Independent
  
• Liverpool unveil Mighty Red mascot at children’s party — The Daily Mail