John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (2024)

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John Terry is never far from controversy - even when he hasn't kicked a ball.

To his immense frustration, the Chelsea captain was forced to watch the Champions League final from the stands, suited and booted, after being suspended.

But he by no means let that disappointment cloud his victory celebrations when he suddenly appeared in full club kit, complete with shin pads, to lift the European Cup.

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John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (1)

Frustration: Chelsea captain John Terry (centre) had to watch the Champions League final from the stands as he had been suspended after getting sent off in the semi-final

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (2)

From agony to ecstasy: Terry (centre) celebrates with the captain on the day, Frank Lampard (to his left), and his teammates after their sensational win against Bayern Munich on Saturday

Some criticised the England defender for receiving the trophy with the skipper on the day, Frank Lampard, even though he had played no part in the thrilling win over Bayern Munich on Saturday.

And now, as is inevitable in today's digital age, his 'trespassing' antics have become the latest source of fun for the internet pranksters.

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To continue the theme, they have added a celebratory Terry to an array of historic events as if he had claimed credit for being part of the action.

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (4)

Trespasser! Internet pranksters have placed Chelsea captain John Terry (pictured) in historic events, such as this moon landing, after he received the Champions League trophy despite not having played in the final

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (5)

Regal connections: Terry gets royal approval as he stands next to a newly married Prince William and Kate Middleton on the Buckingham Palace balcony last year

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (6)

Worship me: The England defender takes the place of Jesus at the Last Supper as the disciples look on in awe

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (7)

Carrying the Olympic flame: Online spoofers have continued the theme that Terry had 'trespassed' his way to collecting the Champions League trophy because he hadn't played in the final

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (8)

At the falling of the Berlin Wall: Terry punches the air with joy at another historic event, at which he played no part

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (9)

Going one better: Terry lifting the World Cup in 1966 instead of Bobby Moore

One shows the 31-year-old dancing with joy on a moon landing mission, while another has him lifting the trophy behind the newly married Prince William and Kate Middleton on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

Others depict him at the Last Supper, on the Berlin Wall and with Nelson Mandela on his release from prison.

Some have been uploaded on the website, Twitter and Facebook accounts of Feint Zebra.

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (10)

I was there! The 31-year-old holds the trophy aloft behind Nelson Mandela upon the anti-apartheid campaigner's release from prison in South Africa in 1990

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (11)

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima: The Chelsea captain with U.S. troops during World War II

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (12)

History in the making: Terry holds up tanks in China's Tiananmen Square in 1989 during the bloody crackdown on protesters campaigning for political reform

John Terry lampooned online after Chelsea captain lifted Champions League trophy in full kit (and even shinpads) despite being banned from the final (13)

Tracking down Osama Bin Laden: Terry with his attack dog in the hunt for the world's most wanted man

AND IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE THE JOKES STARTED FLOODING IN AS WELL...

Twitter has also been rife with jokes about Terry's antics. Here are a selection:

'Doing a John Terry, going to don full chef outfit to carve the lamb after my wife has spent three hours cooking it'
Various

'Can't wait for John Terry to lift the Ashes next year...'
Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan

'BREAKING NEWS: Chelsea parade cancelled after John Terry tried to wrestle the bus driver out of his chair'
Piers Morgan

'Need a wicket with this new ball, otherwise there's no point in John Terry pitching up at Lord's this afternoon'
Ex-England striker and MOTD anchor Gary Lineker

'Geoff Shreeves has told John Terry he won't be allowed to lift Wimbledon trophy if Andy Murray wins it'
Various

Video: Watch John Terry on Chelsea's victory parade through west London

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