{"id":55368,"date":"2025-04-27T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T18:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55368\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T18:04:27","slug":"john-terry-picks-up-bizarre-injury-during-london-marathon-he-runs-alongside-chelsea-teammate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55368\/","title":{"rendered":"John Terry picks up bizarre injury during London Marathon he runs alongside Chelsea teammate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>John Terry was spotted limping as he completed the London Marathon on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113034\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> legend crossed the finishing line in just over five hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/3051287\/london-marathon-2025-date-start-time-route-map-live-stream-tv-channel\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">competing alongside thousands of fellow runners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Terry appeared to be bleeding from his nipple during the London Marathon\" height=\"613\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"X\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John-Terry-London-Marathon-2-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Terry appeared to be bleeding from his nipple during the London Marathon\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John-Terry-London-Marathon-2-1.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Terry appeared to be bleeding from his nipple during the London MarathonCredit: X<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"He could be seen limping after completing the gruelling race\" height=\"454\" width=\"499\" data-credit=\"instagram \/ @johnterry.26\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John-Terry-London-Marathon-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"He could be seen limping after completing the gruelling race\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John-Terry-London-Marathon-3.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>He could be seen limping after completing the gruelling raceCredit: instagram \/ @johnterry.26<\/p>\n<p>It has been six years since he hung up his boots after retiring in 2018 after an illustrious playing career.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently working with Chelsea&#8217;s academy after spells as Dean Smith&#8217;s assistant at <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113007\/aston-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aston Villa<\/a> and Leicester.<\/p>\n<p>Terry was spotted on TV during the race as he ran alongside his former team-mate Jody Morris.<\/p>\n<p>The pair made 47 appearances together during their time at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>After making a fast start to the race, Terry was forced to walk halfway through.<\/p>\n<p>He could be seen limping, whilst he also appeared to be bleeding from his nipple.<\/p>\n<p>A red splodge was visible on his white t-shirt as TV cameras once again filmed him and Morris.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the former midfielder was spotted waiting for Terry as his pace deteriorated.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old took 55 minutes to pass between the 35km and 40km marks.<\/p>\n<p>He was applauded by the crowd, though, as he passed the finish line in a time of 5:00:43.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Terry ran alongside ex-Chelsea team-mate Morris\" height=\"342\" width=\"494\" data-credit=\"instagram \/ @johnterry.26\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John-Terry-London-Marathon-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"Terry ran alongside ex-Chelsea team-mate Morris\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John-Terry-London-Marathon-4.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Terry ran alongside ex-Chelsea team-mate MorrisCredit: instagram \/ @johnterry.26<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"He embraced Leonardo Bonucci on the start line\" height=\"487\" width=\"491\" data-credit=\"instagram \/ @johnterry.26\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John-Terry-Leonardo-Bonucci.jpg\" data-caption=\"He embraced Leonardo Bonucci on the start line\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John-Terry-Leonardo-Bonucci.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>He embraced Leonardo Bonucci on the start lineCredit: instagram \/ @johnterry.26<\/p>\n<p>Terry had been running in support of the Rays of Sunshine children&#8217;s charity as well as The John Terry Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-England captain was one of several former <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> footballers to compete in the race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/jack-wilshere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Wilshere<\/a>, who is the current Norwich interim manager, was amongst the field of runners.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Sidwell and Danny Mills also made their way around the course on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Former Italy defender <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/leonardo-bonucci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leonardo Bonucci<\/a> even joined Terry at the start line before taking part.<\/p>\n<p>The pair embraced ahead of the race in a clip shared to the ex-Juventus man&#8217;s social media.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH the kindest moment in London Marathon history <\/p>\n<p>In a post on his Instagram story, he wrote: &#8220;Great to see you legend. Congratulations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bonucci retired last summer aged 37 after finishing his career in Turkey with Fenerbahce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John Terry was spotted limping as he completed the London Marathon on Sunday. 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