LONDON: John Terry was sacked as England captain yesterday as head coach Fabio Capello reacted ruthlessly to the Chelsea defender’s alleged extra-marital affair with the ex-girlfriend of international team-mate Wayne Bridge.
After a brief meeting with Terry at Football Association (FA) headquarters at Wembley, Capello said he had decided to take the captaincy away from the centreback in the overall interests of the squad he will take to the World Cup in South Africa in June and July.
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