Chelsea captain John Terry says his celebration after scoring against Stoke in the FA Cup was a tribute to Blues fans for their...

Sign if you’re sorry Chelsea skipper John Terry was the victim of a wind-up attempt to trick him into apologising to Wayne Bridge by a cheeky autograph hunter. The fan tried to convince an understandably sceptical Terry to sign ‘To Wayne. Sorry’ when he asked for his autograph! Thanks to OTP readers Tom Commins and Matt Fairgrieve [...]...

John Terry feels he got a good reception from England's fans during Wednesday's 3-1 win against Egypt at...

• 'We are role models and we need to be aware of it'• Striker stresses disgraced John Terry still has role to playWayne Rooney has reacted to a month of lurid allegations surrounding England players by conceding he and his national team-mates do have a social responsibility to be better role models. The Manchester United striker admitted that it was this realisation that prompted him to reinvent his own image over the past few years.Fabio Capello's squad convened at their Hertfordshire training base yesterday for tomorrow's friendly against Egypt with the deposed captain, John Terry, back in the fold despite the furore generated by his alleged affair with Wayne Bridge's former partner, Vanessa Perroncel. Rooney said the Chelsea centre-half is still an integral player if England are to...

If there's one capitalism-red-in-tooth-and-nail aphorism that I'd like to expunge from the English language, it's that ugly, untrue US apeshit about 'nice guys come last'. It's been wheeled out again over the John Terry/Wayne Bridge drama, where Bridge's withdrawal from the England team has been taken as an indication that, unlike Terry, he hasn't got it in him to succeed at the highest level and Terry's 'mates' have been letting it be known that he was always regarded as something of a 'bottler' in the dressing room.Forgive me for just a little whooping and cheering yesterday, then, as bottler Bridge gave tough guy Terry a lesson in dignified, focused and disciplined football while the ex-England captain continued with the schoolboy calamities that increasingly characterise his current...

Chelsea 2 Man City 4 Premier League result 28/02/2010 Manchester City took 3 points away from Stamford Bridge today in over 17 years, with a riveting 6 goal match taking Man City into fourth position.It was unfortunate that this exciting game had an element of tension with the well publicised John Terry and Wayne Brudge friendship bust up. In the team meeting prior to the match kick off, Wayne Bridge did no shake John Terry's outstretched hand which then led to the Chelsea fans booing Bridge for the entire match. All typical pantomime stuff really - Wayne Bridge was a perfect professional about the whole occasion and showed that he has match sharpness after his knee injury. England calls, Mr Bridge - we need you!At the end of the match, Sky Sports congratulated Carlos Tevez and Craig...

• Terry sacked as captain after failing 'to set an example'• England manager will ask Wayne Bridge to reconsiderFabio Capello has told John Terry that the Chelsea player will never captain England again while he is in charge and says he has not given up hope of Wayne Bridge returning to international duty.The England manager stripped Terry of the honour following revelations of the defender's alleged affair with the mother of Wayne Bridge's young son.The speculation surrounding Terry's relationship with Vanessa Perroncel proved to be so hurtful for Bridge that he now feels his position within the England squad is "untenable" and has no longer made himself available for international duty.Capello is still hoping Bridge will change his mind. However, the manager has made it perfectly...

England coach Fabio Capello says John Terry will not regain the captaincy while he is in charge of the...

• Members of the City squad urged full-back to go to World Cup• Carlo Ancelotti frustrated at questions over off-field mattersWayne Bridge ignored calls from prominent members of the Manchester City dressing room to abandon his plan to make himself unavailable for England, after he told them of his intentions more than a week ago. The defender has resembled a tortured soul since he and the rest of the western world found out about the affair that John Terry, his former Chelsea team-mate and best friend, had with Vanessa Perroncel, Bridge's ex-girlfriend and the mother of his son.Bridge drove himself to distraction as he weighed up the pros and cons of one of the toughest decisions of his life and, as he went through the process, he used the City dressing room as a sounding board. The...

Wayne Rooney gets home from football practice with the England squad and says to Coleen:"John Terry says that he's shagged all our birds except one"Coleen replied:"I bet it's that Posh Spice the stuck-up...

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti moves to downplay the hype around the meeting between John Terry and Wayne Bridge in Saturday's match with Manchester...

In ten years time, English football fans will look back in the annals of history and cast villainous or glorious eyes upon someone named Wayne. This pending assignment of fates will depend on the outcome of this summer’s World Cup. Wayne Bridge, as unfortunate as it is, has been in the media for all the wrong reasons in recent weeks. Embroiled in a PR nightmare-affair-driven scandal, Bridge, whilst attempting to emerge unscathed has removed his name for England contention some 100 or so days before a ball is kicked in anger.  The second-choice left back for England and first choice left back for perennial underachievers Manchester City cites his position in the squad is now “untenable and potentially divisive“. Come on folks, can you imagine a locker room with...

Haven’t people got locked up in Dubai for less than that? Having secured the forgiveness of his wife Toni following his alleged affair, John Terry turned his attention to more pressing matters as he joined in a kickabout at his hotel resort in Dubai. The Chelsea skipper was quite literally head and shoulders above most of the [...]...

Chelsea captain John Terry will miss Saturday's FA Cup tie with Cardiff as he takes a few days leave following allegations about his private...

• England centre-half given time off, confirms Ray Wilkins• 'John and Carlo decided that would be best for all concerned'Chelsea's assistant manager, Ray Wilkins, has confirmed that John Terry will not play against Cardiff City in the FA Cup on Saturday and will be given time off.Terry was sacked as England captain last Friday after allegations surrounding his private life. According to reports, Terry is planning to join his wife, Toni, in Dubai this weekend.Wilkins said Terry and Chelsea's manager, Carlo Ancelotti, had discussed the defender's break from club duties.Following that discussion, Wilkins said, "John will not play this weekend. Carlo is giving him a bit of time off. He will come back and prepare for our game against Wolves on the 20th. They just had a little chat, John...

What’s 25p when you can kick a man when he’s down? A website that allows supporters to send fanmail messages direct to the players has revealed that it has blocked more than 160 abusive messages to John Terry. And the gloating fans have spent 25p per message trying to have a pop at the Chelsea skipper. Contact [...]...

Not many think Capello has made the wrong decision to strip Terry of the England captaincy. But I think its an awful decison. I’m not concerned with Terry in the slightest, nor Bridge. But as soon as you start making decisions because there’s a media howl so to do, you are in trouble. You start to follow the media’s agenda and not your own. As we know the football media this week has been in a frothing frenzy of moralistic self-righteousness over the whole Terry/ Bridge/Capello situation. Like Terry, it just wouldn’t quit. So lets get this straight it seems this decison was made because of something as nebulous and fleeting as ‘respect.’ Poor old Wayne can’t respect his –ex best mate any more. Aw diddums. Well you should choose your friends more carefully then, son. I...

John Terry has been removed as England men’s national team captain, the FA confirmed this afternoon. Fabio Capello is said to have given the Chelsea captain the verdict during a short meeting on Friday at Wembley. The FA released a statement from Capello outlining his decision: “After much thought, I have made the decision that it will be best for me to take the captaincy away from John Terry. “As a captain with the team, John Terry has displayed extremely positive behaviour. However, I have to take into account other considerations and what is best for all of the England squad. “What is best for all of the England team has inspired my choice. “John Terry was notified first. “When I chose John Terry as captain, I also selected a vice-captain and also named a third choice....

• England manager touches down ahead of captaincy decision• Italian is expected to meet with Chelsea defender tomorrowFabio Capello arrived back in Britain today to face the biggest decision so far of his tenure as England manager over the future of his captain, John Terry.Capello flew in from Switzerland, where he has been recovering from a knee operation, to meet his right-hand man, Franco Baldini, and make contact with Terry, who is under pressure to resign as the national side's captain following his alleged affair with the former girlfriend of his England team-mate Wayne Bridge. He is expected to meet Terry in person tomorrow.The Football Association has made clear that Capello alone will decide the 29-year-old Chelsea defender's fate. Terry's spokesman Phil Hall said yesterday:...

• FA eager to avoid media circus over latest scandal• Terry distraught over potential damage to his careerFabio Capello will tomorrow fly back to London to face the biggest decision of his reign as England manager over the future of John Terry, as the Football Association drew up plans to try to avoid a media circus reminiscent of other scandals that have gripped the organisation in recent years.Terry was said to be distraught over the potential damage to his career in a World Cup year and the effect the affair has had on his family, with his wife, Toni, forced to appeal to the Press Complaints Commission to quell the scrum of photographers that has followed her and their three-year-old twins to Dubai.Capello will return from Switzerland, where he has been recuperating from knee...

• Terry denies he has made any statement about England future• Fabio Capello to return to London tomorrowJohn Terry has no intention of speaking publicly about his status as England captain before meeting the national team's manager, Fabio Capello. Terry issued a brief statement this afternoon insisting he was "keeping his own counsel" over the allegations about his private life that have plunged him into a media storm.The Chelsea player has faced calls for his resignation as international captain following allegations that he had an affair with the former partner of his England team-mate Wayne Bridge.Referring to reports this afternoon saying that Terry would not offer to resign his spokesman, Phil Hall, said: "John Terry asked me to make it clear that he has made absolutely no...

John Terry will not resign as England captain following allegations of an affair with a team-mate's former girlfriend, BBC Sport...

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says he will grant John Terry some time off if the defender asks for it following revelations about his private...

An online petition demanding John Terry be sacked as England captain secured more than 10,000 signatures in just 24 hours. The site - SackJohnTerry.com - urges supporters to join the campaign to persuade the FA to strip the disgraced skipper of the coveted title. Since being set up by businessman and Manchester United John Tilley it has been bombarded by angry fans.Speaking about why he set up the site, Tilley said: "The Football Association cannot stick their heads in the sand this time. They have to take action and take action now."Note to editor - Can we double check that Mr Tilley isn't actually a Mr Wayne Bridge. "We cannot have this man leading our team out in South Africa this summer. He is a disgrace," Tilley added. "How can he honestly expect to have the...

For those of you living in a cave, it was revealed this weekend that John Terry has been bonking the ex girflriend of Wayne Bridge, who is also the mother of Wayne's child. Some are saying that this act of betrayal will so undermine respect for John Terry within the England squad, Terry has to surrender his captaincy. Others argue that this is a private matter, which has absolutely no bearing on Terry's professional life. It is certainly a topic that will run and run in the countdown to South Africa.My view is that although Wayne Bridge can be none too pleased at the revelations, if as reported his relationshop with his ex was well and truly over before her affair with Terry kicked off, Terry's acts, although a betrayal of his wife (for which she deservedly should red card him if she...

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe lines up talks with the Football Association over the suitability of John Terry as England...

The John Terry story gets more lurid by the day. According to the Sunday Mirror, he got Wayne Bridge's girlfriend pregnant and then arranged for her to have an abortion. In addition, he allegedly lied to Bridge when confronted about the affair. The non football fans among you will already be questioning why I am writing about this on a political blog. Well, it's because there are many legal and public interest implications arising from this story.Public opinion is being polarised between those who think that a man with the morals of an alley cat should be dropped from the England team and be sacked as captain, and those who think that these issues have nothing to do with his football playing ability and his position shouldn't be affected. Until today I thought he could ride out the storm...

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says that defender John Terry will remain as club captain despite newspaper revelations about his private...

Chelsea skipper John Terry will grab the headlines after scoring the winner at Burnley to move his side moved four points clear at the top of the...

The High Court has lifted an injunction that prevented the media (including the News of the World), from reporting that the married footballer has been having an affair. John Terry expected and deserved the protection of the High Court from the media. It’s about time that stories about the personal lives of famous people were banned. John Terry’s affair is of no more relevance to me than the Visit seniorspeaks.blogspot.com to read the entire entry....