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After days of speculations the verdict is out, John Terry has been asked to step down as the England Football Captain.

Fabio Capello took this decision and informed JT at a short meeting held at Wembley this afternoon. This decision doesn’t come as a shock to anyone since Terry had allegedly had an affair with Wayne Bridge’s ex-girlfriend. Read here.

Capello had to take a firm stand in order to maintain stability in the team, which is the need of the hour with the World Cup right around the corner.

“After much thought I have made the decision that it will be best for me to take the captaincy away from John Terry,”

said the Italian in a statement.

He added:

“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 and John Terry was notified first.”

Terry commented:

“I fully respect Fabio Capello’s decision. I will continue to give everything for England.”

The Brazil born Deco has decided to retire from international football after the World Cup this summer.

“I will close my cycle after the World Cup. Because of my age and because it is tiring, I will say goodbye to the national team after the World Cup.”

Deco has played 71 matches for Portugal. The star has also represented Porto and Barcelona. He currently plays in the Premier League with Chelsea. Portugal have seen recent success by entering the Euro 2004 final and the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup.

Wigan have managed to seal the deal for the much coveted Crystal Palace striker, Victor Moses, for an undisclosed amount.

The 19-year-old has penned a three-and-a-half-year contract.

Moses said:

“To play in the Premier League is a dream and I want to thank Wigan for giving me the chance. I’m sad to leave Palace because they’re a great club and gave me my chance in football and I want to say thanks to everyone there. But I need to prove myself now at Wigan and I’m going to focus on getting in the team and doing well for my new club.”

Victor Moses

Victor had moved to England at the age of 11 after the murder of his parents in Nigeria.

English Football captain- John Terry might resign as captain. He has come to this decision after the details of his affair with ex-Chelsea and England team-mate Wayne Bridge’s ex-girlfriend came to light.

John was earlier involved in scam where he apparently accepted money in return for a tour of Chelsea’s club facilities. Read here.

The Chelsea defender will speak with England coach Fabio Capello and FA officials to discover their thoughts on the latest off-field problem to engulf him.

Terry is close to giving up the job he treasures the most in order to save squad’s morale ahead of the World Cup this summer. Terry values being captain of his country more than anything else, but he recognises that his actions could have potentially damaged the unity within the national squad.

Terry has the Blues

Terry’s Chelsea team-mates showed their support for him after he scored the winner against Burnley on Saturday, there are players at other clubs who do not share the same feeling. Wayne Bridge’s current team-mates at Manchester City have shown support for the left-back by wearing ‘Team Bridge’ T-shirts under their kits in the match against Portsmouth. Other players in the England squad have also contacted former Blues left-back Bridge to offer their support and voice disgust at Terry’s behaviour. Players from other Premier League club’s have admitted they have lost respect for a natural born leader.

Wayne Bridge, the player on the otherside of the controversy has voiced out that as long as Terry remains in the England set-up, he doesn’t want to be considered for the squad even with a World Cup coming up. England Coach, Capello, wants a united squad when he travels to South Africa and remains with a tough decision to make. Terry seems to be close to ease his manager’s troubles by informing the FA that he can no longer remain in the role as England Captain.