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Welcome to England. The land where, in the words of the Paedofinder General from Monkey Dust, “every man is innocent until speculated guilty.” John Terry, although a pretty horrible man on all accounts, has not been proven guilty of racism towards Anton Ferdinand, but was punished by the FA as if he had been. With the captaincy pretty inconsequential, the removal of Terry as captain was just a precautionary measure, however it wasn’t really their decision to make: the captain is decided by the manager, so Fabio Capello let the FA decide who will manage England at Euro 2012. It isn’t the first time Capello’s bailed when his superiors haven’t supported his authority, but it seems odd for him to leave what was his dream position over a fairly petty disagreement. Although, given his treatment after the 2010 World Cup, it’s been surprising it took him this long to step down. After the debacle that was*Steve McClaren’s brief tenure as England manager, the capture of one of the greatest coaches of all time meant that surely the only way was up for England. England fans initially had some issues with the more patient play he brought in, booing when the [...]
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