Euro 2012 - Capello fumes at FA axing Terry
Fabio Capello has said he completely disagrees with the FA's decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy and that he still considers the Chelsea defender to be his skipper.
Interviewed by national Italian broadcaster Rai 1, Capello stated openly how angry he was and, when asked whether he was in agreement with "the Federation's decision re Terry?", he replied: "No, absolutely not."
He added: "I have spoken to the chairman and I have said that, in my opinion, one cannot be punished until it's official and the court - a non-sporting court, a civil court - has made a decision to decide if John Terry has done what he has been accused of.
"I thought it was right that Terry should keep the captain's armband.
"The fact that the board has decided in this way is because it falls under the competence regarding ethics."
The 31-year-old Chelsea centre back is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty on Wednesday to a charge of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match at Loftus Road in October.
The trial date has been set for July 9 - eight days after the end of the Euro 2012 championship.
"Following the decision to adjourn the court case against John Terry to July, The Football Association confirm he will not captain the England team until the allegations against him are resolved," the FA said in a statement on Friday.
"The FA Board expected the trial to be concluded prior to the European Championship.
"Further to Wednesday's confirmation that the trial will not take place until after the tournament, the board has discussed the matter in detail and has collectively decided it is in the interests of all parties that John has the responsibilities of captaincy removed at this time.
"This decision has been taken due to the higher profile nature of the England captaincy, on and off the pitch, and the additional demands and requirements expected of the captain leading into and during a tournament."
The FA confirmed he had not been excluded from the squad and that Capello can select him for the friendly against the Netherlands at Wembley on February 29 and for the European Championship itself.
FA chairman David Bernstein spoke to both Terry and Capello to explain the facts to them, the FA said.
"Fabio Capello has not been involved in the FA Board discussions which reached this conclusion, but understands that the FA Board has authority to make this decision," the statement continued.
"This decision in no way infers any suggestion of guilt in relation to the charge made against John Terry," the FA added.
It is the second time that Terry has been stripped of the captaincy of the national team in two years. He has played for England 67 times, 34 of them as captain and scored six goals.
He was first relieved of the armband by England manager Capello in February 2010 following allegations of an extra-marital affair, and re-instated as captain last year.
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Jonn Terry should go as well he`s going to be a big problem if he ever plays for england again
Finally we get rid of the non speaking english. Bravo. Send him back to Italy to learn more English. Since he is here, we are a loser. Thanks
Why not get one of the newspapers' editors to coach England team? Then, we can all have peace to watch good football from other countries whose press know where to draw the line! Ibe-Naija.
Well done Capello, I do think a manager should be involved in decision making of his team and not to pass on decision(s) unto the manager. FA could have even used Capello to strip JT of the post. Having said that, I have been listening to different statement made by individuals following Capello's resignation, for someone to come out on the media to bluntly say that "they have had enough of these foreigners, they do not have the interest of the English team, they are here for the money" Capello is not an hungry man neither is JT an Italian, people are entitled to their myopic view and refused to see beyond their personal interest, but it makes me wonder if FA would have done this same thing if it was an English manager that was there or the English Manager would have been satisfied with FA passing on decisions concerning the team he manages. Goodluck to everyone concern all we want is the best result from the EnglishTeam and not politics.
I totally support capello for resigning as coach , he appointed Terry as his captain, the FA did not appoint Terry ,what the FA ought to have done is to consult the National Manager Instead of going ahead to strip Terry of his captainship band, the FA interfared with the English Team by striping Terry of his captain band, The FA are not GODs their is a due process which they are to follow and not take a rather harsh decision like this, it came too soon, The FA should check themself out they are getting it all wrong , i think the FA should have a review of it decision
no good. no good at all. get rid of the old ones.. get fresh players. total revamp of the squad. lets take from there.
i think what Capello did was right.Really what happens in the league should not be related to the Country"s National Team.And why will he be a Team"s Manager and not have the power to determine who to be is Team Captain OR be consulted in Decision that pertain to his Team!!!!!!!.English FA SUCKS
bring on mclaren then this is proof that fa is racist
Want a coach? Lee Dixon. He`s the only pundit that makes any sense to me. The rest of them , it just goes in one ear and out the other. Just like an England player. Lee ( tell your friends ) Dixon.
Capelo is the Manager and he should be allowed to Manage . Weather JT is guilty or not that is still to be decided in court.
me no give a minkeys me have big swag bag hold loada lira no speaka de angliase me laugh all the way to banko de italiano mucho mucho retie to my villa and de vineoyardo lova de angliase casho. arevadeciiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Get rid of both these clowns and put Pierce in as interim till after the Euros.
Drop all the old men, and scum - Terry, Lampard, Barry, Lescott, Cole, etc - give the 'young guns' a go .....
* Goalkeepers - J Hart (Man City); J. Ruddy (Norwich); D. Stockdale (Fulham):
* Defence - M. Dawson (Spurs); G. Johnson (Liverpool); G. Cahill (Chelsea); P. Jones (Man Utd); K. Walker (Spurs); L. Baines (Everton); M. Richards (Man City):
* Midfield - S. Parker (Spurs); S. Gerrard (Liverpool); A. Johnson (Man City); J. Milner (Man City); P. Scholes (Man Utd.); A. Lennon (Spurs); T. Cleverly (Man Utd); A. Young (Man Utd); L. Cattermole(Sunderland:
* Forwards - D. Welbeck (Man Utd); D. Sturridge (Chelsea); A. Carroll (Liverpool); K. Davies (Bolton); W. Rooney (Man Utd); J. Defoe (Spurs):
* Captain - Steven Gerraed - assisted by Scott Parker and Wayne Rooney.
I would think this TEAM would have limited egos, stick together, play together, and get through to the closing rounds fairly EASILY.
Can JT have a fair trial after everything that has been published
Fabio Capello before appointing a new captain,must make sure that whoever is
the new captain must have a clean bill of drug tests.
Cocaine sniffers usually miss the appointments to allow the drug to clear the systemm
Capello is a sucky manager, they shoulda sacked him after South Africa.
I dont know why everyone is moaning. He aint good enough now to be in the bloody team anyway
Captain status withdrawn.....he should have been excluded from the squad full stop. Professional fotballers are supposed to set examples and place themselves above all of the racist, sexist, homophobic rants etc....shameful.
Who cares what capello thinks, he has no idea of the english game, culture or our language. terry is a has been who is very easily replaced, both terry & capello should be out of the euro's. We have so many good young players who play week in week out in the premiership, Also 2 or 3 very good English Managers & 4 or 5 excellent British managers who undertand our game, culture and language a whole lot better than Mr post man pat capello.
The World has gone mad?? F.A. appoint Swede Sven...he shags Collymore's ex weather girl with saggy tits...AMONGST OTHERS...THE FARIA BIRD / F.A. BIKE......ITI Capello on SIX MILLION £ A YEAR....cannot control matters on or off the pitch, reinstating idiots = gross,... WHY DO WE ALLOW FOREIGN MANAGERS?? OK, WE GOT LIMITED PLAYERS, BUT MANAGERS A PLENTY...REDKNAPP / O'NEILL / WARNOCK / MR FOOKIN BLOBBY??
Rather than blaiming the FA, Capello should start from himself. He has handled this captaincy issue terribly. Starting from when he primitively took it away from Rio Ferdinand and gave it ti Mr Terry despite the fact that he was embroiled with cheating on his wife and most importantly for any leader having sex with the girl-friend or wife of one of his team mates. Now, there are reports of some senior players feeling uncomfortable with Mr Terry's presence during the friendlies against Spain and Sweden. Mr Capello, being the Boss, has the duty of ensuring total harmony among the players and staff not blindly supporting division. Yes, Mr Terry has to be proven guilty but this will serve as a drag. For the sake of the group, Mr Terry should not be selected. To those who are blaiming the FA are missing the point. We all know the dangers of being associatec with cheats.
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