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Anton Ferdinand has invited John Terry to sit down with him in front of TV cameras to discuss his alleged racist abuse and dismissed the former England captain's claim the incident could have been handled better.
In 2011, Ferdinand claimed Terry used a racially-charged term to address him during a match between QPR and Chelsea at Loftus Road.
Terry was alleged to have called Anton a 'f****** black ****' with video footage circulating online. He had subsequently claimed that he said to Ferdinand: 'Oi, Anton, do you think I called you a black ****?'
The ex-Chelsea defender was charged over the incident, but was cleared in court.
Terry has always denied abusing the ex-QPR centre back, but was hit with a four-match ban and fined £220,000 by the Football Association following the incident.
Anton Ferdinand has invited John Terry to sit down with him in front of TV cameras to discuss his alleged racist abuse
Speaking on "William Hill's Up Front With Simon Jordan Podcast last week, the former England defender said he regretted the fallout.
Ferdinand, however, dismissed the claims and challenged Terry to confront him in front of TV cameras to clear up the incident for good.
'Positive Change…@JohnTerry26 if you want to discuss, let’s sit down & watch the footage back?!,' he posted on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter.
The post came along a clip of Ferdinand speaking on Vibe with Five, his brother Rio's YouTube channel.
'As you know, I have done a documentary for the BBC, which stated all the facts and in which he [Terry] actually declined to come on,' the younger Ferdinand says in the clip.
'I wanted him on there to create positive change.
'I have seen what he's had to say on Simon Jordan's podcast, so my thing is this.
Ferdinand accused Terry of racially abusing him during a game at Loftus Road in October 2011
Terry has always denied the allegations and he was cleared in court after being charged
The former Chelsea captain stood trial in 2012 but was eventually cleared of racial abuse
Terry claimed on Simon Jordan's podcast last week that he felt the incident could have been handled much better
'If you really want to make positive change, I will sit down with you with live cameras rolling so there's nowhere for us to hide and for us to hide.
'We'll look at the actual footage unblurred and we'll start from there.
'If you don't want to talk about it like that, as far as I'm concerned the case is closed.'
Speaking on Jordan's podcast, Terry revealed Rio once blanked him on a beach in Dubai after he had been accused of racially abusing Anton.
The 43-year-old also claimed he'd tried to clear the air
