February 3, 2012
The accusations of racist taunting by Chelsea & England captain John Terry were too much for the Football Association, which overruled manager Fabio Capello and stripped the defender of the armband. Capello had told Terry he would not take it from him because he’d already done it once on allegations that were unproven (Terry allegedly sleeping with Wayne Bridge’s ex) and didn’t want to do it twice. The Guardian cites reports of potential mutiny and bad blood toward Terry in the dressing room, which had to be more than tense because Terry’s accused of abusing Anton Ferdinand, younger brother of Rio (the latter who is often Terry’s CB partner in the England kit). The pushing back of Terry’s trial on those charges until the summer put the FA in a no-win situation, because from a PR standpoint, it looks bad to have the team’s main player rep be accused of this when the FA and FIFA are at least giving lip service to opposing racism. The whole matter has Terry considering retiring from international football. (Some would argue that Terry should have lost the captaincy and his place in the squad just because he’s grown old and past it.) The Guardian has a poll on who should be the next captain and the only player I see who’s world-class, not potentially out with injury, appears to be a decent person, and guaranteed a line-up spot is probably Joe Hart. If you care, who should be England’s captain now?

The accusations of racist taunting by Chelsea & England captain John Terry were too much for the Football Association, which overruled manager Fabio Capello and stripped the defender of the armband. Capello had told Terry he would not take it from him because he’d already done it once on allegations that were unproven (Terry allegedly sleeping with Wayne Bridge’s ex) and didn’t want to do it twice.

The Guardian cites reports of potential mutiny and bad blood toward Terry in the dressing room, which had to be more than tense because Terry’s accused of abusing Anton Ferdinand, younger brother of Rio (the latter who is often Terry’s CB partner in the England kit). The pushing back of Terry’s trial on those charges until the summer put the FA in a no-win situation, because from a PR standpoint, it looks bad to have the team’s main player rep be accused of this when the FA and FIFA are at least giving lip service to opposing racism. The whole matter has Terry considering retiring from international football.

(Some would argue that Terry should have lost the captaincy and his place in the squad just because he’s grown old and past it.)

The Guardian has a poll on who should be the next captain and the only player I see who’s world-class, not potentially out with injury, appears to be a decent person, and guaranteed a line-up spot is probably Joe Hart. If you care, who should be England’s captain now?

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  1. bunny-blu answered: I agree with you, Joe Hart is probably the best choice but I’m also liking Scott Parker.
  2. interestedme answered: Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard
  3. october-eleven reblogged this from theworldsgame
  4. luankk reblogged this from theworldsgame and added:
    Acima de tudo, para um equipe ir para frente tem que haver liderança. Esse é um dos vários exemplos de lideres fodas
  5. thecrispinator answered: I’d go with Gerrard, but it’s easy to make a case for Joe Hart. Maybe make Hart vice-captain so he can take over after Gerrard retires
  6. detroitfootballer reblogged this from panoplyclubofmichigan and added:
    John’s old and has lost a couple of steps. He goes forward into attack too often. If he actually called Ferdinand a,...
  7. panoplyclubofmichigan answered: Super Frank Lampard.
  8. panoplyclubofmichigan reblogged this from theworldsgame
  9. idropbarsonem answered: lampard
  10. autumngleaves answered: Stevie Gerrard
  11. apingaround answered: Joe Hart. Young, regular on the teamsheet and untarnished. Time for a change of guard.
  12. yoni91 answered: Rooney. He needs to be a leader if England want a chance
  13. bnr23 reblogged this from theworldsgame
  14. brilliantorange answered: Scott Parker. He looks steely enough to handle it.
  15. ayyy-ohhh answered: definitley joe hart. he works hard every game and is an amazing keeper !
  16. recordingtime answered: gerrard!!! when he’s not injured and all..
  17. futurezoovetinthemaking answered: Steven Gerrard…years too late, perhaps.
  18. phishingforhearts reblogged this from theworldsgame
  19. combatrrrock reblogged this from theworldsgame and added:
    an awful human being.
  20. soccerlover8isgr8 answered: Joe Hart
  21. shreeya9 answered: Steven Gerrard
  22. noregretsjustexperiences answered: For the Euros, in an ideal world disregarding form, injuries and age, it would have to be Steven Gerrard. Shame it’s not that simple.
  23. blol-01 answered: Joe Hart or Scott Parker
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