The former captain of Chelsea Football Club John Terry has made a shocking revelation about his past when he was a player of the World Club Cup Champions.
The English International was speaking in an interview which was reported on the official X account of the Touchline where it was confirmed that John Terry had suicidal thoughts after the 2008 UEFA Champions League final. Chelsea were looking forward to winning the most lucrative club competition in the world.
The game which was against Manchester United ended 1-1 after extra time with Cristiano Ronaldo and Frank Lampard getting the equaliser. The game went into penalties with Terry failed to score which would have given Chelsea their first Champions league trophy.
What did John Terry say about his missed penalty at the 2008 Champions League final?
He said,
“After the final, the Chelsea players went to the 27th floor of the hotel in which they stayed.”
He kept asking himself,
‘Why? why?’ I am not saying I would’ve jumped, but in that type of moment, many things cross your mind, and jumping off the 27th floor was one of those.
Chelsea went on to win the 2012 Champions League trophy against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena with John Terry leading the team to glory. The Blues also won the 2021 edition of the competition beating Manchester City in the final with an entirely different squad of young players.