Has the law changed in this country?
How can the FA take the captaincy off John Terry when he hasn't done anything, Fabio Capello has every right to complain it's his team and he DID decide who plays and who is captain.
Same old FA, spineless and run by out of date old people who should off walked away.
No the law hasn't changed, but the FA/Capello are free to give the captaincy to whoever they want.
The captaincy of the England team is not something that you get to keep forever, or until you retire/die. It is an honour bestowed upon one of the England players who is assumed to have experience, leadership qualities and the respect of the rest of the squad.
Presumably, the FA consider that an impending court case (for whatever reason) means that particular player will not have the respect of the team, or indeed the country at large.
It is no different from an employee of a company being suspended on full pay if he has been charged with an offence and is awaiting a court hearing.
Personally, I would not give Terry the captaincy, because he would not be a first choice player in my team but that is just a personal opinion.
I am not quite sure what it is about Chelsea players that makes them think they have a divine right to play forever. It is the same with Lampard who is forever bleating about being on the bench.
Well, duh.... It is because of your age Frank, and there are younger players who are keen to take your place, same with John Terry.
Look at people such as Ryan Giggs or Jamie Carragher. Are they forever in the papers moaning because they dont start every match?
No, because they know that towards the end of their career they have to either accept the experienced substitute role, or get a transfer to a lower league club where they could start most matches but the pace of the game will be reduced.
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