England
Fab spares Terry 'destruction'
An England insider has informed ESPNsoccernet that Fabio Capello's decision to axe John Terry as captain was taken to save him from being "destroyed" by the media scrutiny on his private life. [+]
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- DOB: June 18, 1946
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