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Ferdinand named England captain

rio2.jpgDefender Rio Ferdinand has been named England captain for tomorrow’s clash with France.

The Manchester United centre back has been handed the armband ahead of John Terry, who was skipper under Steve McClaren, and Steven Gerrard, who lead the team in Fabio Capello’s first game in charge against Switzerland last month.

Despite the decision, there is no certainty Capello will choose Ferdinand as permanent captain.

An FA statement said: “Fabio Capello has confirmed that Rio Ferdinand will captain England against France in Paris.

“Capello has confirmed this continues his policy of rotating the captaincy between players in the friendly matches before confirming a permanent captain for the World Cup qualifying games.”

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This article posted on March 25, 2008 at 2:50 pm.
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7 Comments

  1. Loyal-Cannock-Wolf said: Mar 25th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    Should have been Lescott :P

  2. dudley wolf said: Mar 25th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    ferdinand what a joke!!

  3. rowley,wolves said: Mar 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pm

    does that mean woodgate will play ahead of terry?

  4. SUPERSTARDJWOLVES said: Mar 25th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    Brillant news!

    This will obviously tell the likes of JT to show some respect to Ref’s rather than chasing after them. The Cashley Cole incident springs to mind!!!

  5. wolvesmod said: Mar 25th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    How is this a joke?
    Where was John Terry’s influence and leadership during our embaressing Euro 2008 campaign?
    I’m so glad Capello has finally noticed how **** John Terry is.
    He can’t run for starters!

  6. Doognwaggy said: Mar 25th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    At least it isn’t Gerrard. He showed his lack of leadership when Mascheranno was mouthing off at the ref on Sunday. Gerrard was nowhere to be seen.

  7. Soopa Stylin' said: Mar 25th, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    Ferdinand is a comedian - should’ve been Gerard.
    Terry is not an international standard captain.

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