FA chiefs deciding whether Terry should stand down
ENGLAND chiefs were last night discussing whether John Terry’s position as captain of the national side has become untenable following Wednesday’s announcement that the Chelsea defender’s court case, where he is accused of racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand, will not take place until after this summer’s European Championships.
Terry denies the charge which relates to an offence alleged to have taken place during October’s stormy west London derby at Loftus Road and his barrister entered a formal ‘not guilty’ plea at Westminster magistrates court earlier this week.
But the spectre of the 31-year-old skippering his country in June with such a serious allegation hanging over him has prompted Football Association chairman David Bernstein to contact all the other members of the 12-strong board to seek their views on whether Terry (inset) should be forced to relinquish the armband – a decision could be made as early as today.