Disgraced Terry faces captaincy axe

John Terry faces a nervous few days following stories that he had an affair with model Vanessa Perroncel surfaced last week. Terry, who is married and has two daughters, has failed in his attempt to ban publication of the incident after a High Court judge lifted the order yesterday, allowing disclosure.

Now, with only 5 months until the World Cup Finals are held in South Africa, Terry is forced to sweat over his status as captain of the England team, with the majority of pundits and supporters calling for the Chelsea defender to be axed from the role. However, Chelsea have vowed to stand by and support their much-loved skipper. A spokesperson said:

This is a personal matter for John Terry. The club will give John and his family all the support they need in dealing with it.

The FA have declined to comment on whether the story will cost Terry the captaincy of the National side, but with more details of the incident expected to be revealed in tomorrow's newspapers, it seems inevitable that Terry will be sacked.

Perroncel, the girlfriend of Terry's England and ex-Chelsea teammate Wayne Bridge, has hired publicist Max Clifford to represent her, after she phoned him last night.

So should JT lose the England captaincy or not?

In my opinion he should. The stories are clearly true, emphasised by the fact that Terry hasn't denied them, and his attempt to cover them up by trying to use a "super-injunction" in court. Right at the start of his reign as England boss, Fabio Capello stated that he wouldn't be taking any nonscence, on or off the pitch, whoever the culprit. This is surely the kind of thing Capello was referring to; Newspaper stories revealing all about his players' personal lives, especially when it's to do with affairs and what have you. For me, Capello has no other option but to sack Terry of his captaincy, and drop him from the team.

It comes back to the old cliche that there are thousands of kids out there who would give an arm and a leg to play for England, so why should professionals like Terry be allowed to piss it all up the wall and get away with things like this? Sacking Terry and dropping him from the World Cup squad would not only teach Terry a very big lesson, but also show that Capello really doesn't take any crap from his players. It would send a message to the whole footballing nation.

Professionals like Terry are role models to youngsters who aspire to play for England, meaning that they set the example both on and off the pitch. This is not the kind of example Terry should be setting, and he shouldn't be let near the England team again until he's proven that he's learnt his lesson.

What are your thoughts?