Horne puzzled by Terry stance

Football Association general secretary Alex Horne was mystified by John Terry’s decision to retire from international football, insisting his disciplinary hearing over a racism charge was entirely separate to his England prospects.

Terry announced he was quitting the international scene in a statement last night, claiming the FA’s decision to pursue a case against him after he was cleared in court of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand made his position in the national team “untenable”, but Horne did not agree that was the case.