JOHN TERRY has revealed the moment that “broke” him three days after his infamous slip in the 2008 Champions League final.
Terry, 43, was a victim of the elements when he slipped as he took the decisive penalty in the Champions League final against Manchester United in Moscow.
UP FRONT PODCASTJohn Terry has revealed the moment that ‘broke’ him three days after his Champions League final slip[/caption]
PA:Press AssociationTerry slipped while taking the decisive penalty in the 2008 Champions League final, handing the win to Manchester United[/caption]
Despite 16 years passing since that moment, Terry claims he’s “still not over it today” and doesn’t think he “ever will be”.
His slip handed Man Utd the trophy that night and snatched it away from the travelling Chelsea support and his SW6 teammates.
But it wasn’t the slip itself that left Terry “broken”, but rather a game at Wembley just three days later.
The central defender scored a bullet header from the edge of the box as the Three Lions beat the USA 2-0 at the Home of Football.
And Terry revealed on the Up Front with Simon Jordan podcast that he would have traded that moment for the penalty if he could.
He said: “I just remember standing looking over Moscow in my hotel, I was on about the 25th floor, just looking out.
“Just asking ‘Why? Why then? Why did it start raining? Why did I slip?’. All of these things that go over [in your head].
“Probably the hardest thing was that three days later we met up with England. We had a friendly at Wembley against the USA.
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“I ended up scoring a header from outside the box and that was probably the hardest moment.
“Because if I could swap any goal in my career it would be that. I scored a header from 18 yards and after the game it f****** broke me.”
Fortunately for Terry he was able to do way with those demons when he returned to the Champions League final with Chelsea in 2012.
The Blues beat Bayern Munich on penalties at the Allianz Arena to lift club football’s most prestigious trophy.
Terry was suspended for the match, but had helped his side to the final with eight solid performances throughout the tournament.
Despite his suspension, Terry previously admitted that he felt just as much a part of the Champions League winning squad as anyone else.
In 2014, he said: “People like to have their digs and their pops, but I know I played a huge part, in the dressing room and on the field as well, so I count myself to have won it.
“No one speaks about the other 10 players who weren’t on the pitch that night in Munich as well. Maybe that’s me and that’s where I am at as a player.”
GettyTerry claimed that his goal vs the USA three days after the final ‘broke’ him[/caption]
AFPThe centre-back said he would swap the headed finish for the penalty if he could[/caption]
GettyTerry won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012[/caption]