FA risk Capello’s wrath after stripping Terry of armband again

The Football Association yesterday stripped John Terry of the England captaincy due to his racism court trial and revealed the decision had been taken without Fabio Capello’s involvement.

The England manager has always insisted he should have control of team matters, including the captaincy, but the FA board, led by chairman David Bernstein, decided they had to step in after confirmation that the trial will not take place until after Euro 2012.

Capello was not involved in the discussions but will be free to pick Terry for England friendlies and Euro 2012 and to choose the replacement skipper — likely to be Steven Gerrard.