Capello fury as England and Chelsea captain John Terry is hit by another controversy

Posted Monday, December 21, 2009 by Myfootballnews.co.uk

Capello fury as England and Chelsea captain John Terry is hit by another controversy John Terry is seriously jeopardising his dual role as the captain of England and Chelsea as senior Football Association officials are growing increasingly concerned about him and his off-field activities.

The centre back, who skippered Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at West Ham yesterday, has an estimated fortune worth £17million thanks to his £170,000-a-week salary.

Yet he started the day at the centre of further unsavoury newspaper revelations as he was exposed for organising a secret tour of Chelsea’s training ground, apparently in exchange for a £10,000 cash payment that was made in the staff canteen while manager Carlo Ancelotti was dining at a nearby table.

Despite issuing a formal denial of any impropriety, it is understood that privately, Chelsea are distinctly unimpressed, while the FA have expressed concern over Terry’s newspaper column deal with The Sun and suggestions that he has gone against the wishes of England manager Fabio Capello and booked his family into Sun City for the World Cup.

The latest controversy saw Terry, accompanied by well-known ticket tout Tony Bruce, tell undercover reporters from the News of the World that the arrangements for the training ground tour had to be kept secret for fear that the club would ‘find out’.
‘If anything ever goes wrong, then you say “John didn’t know nothing about that”,’ Bruce told the reporters who were secretly filming the visit.

Terry told the journalists he would be donating his share to charity and last night Chelsea issued an almost comical statement attempting to exonerate their captain, although it appears they had not been aware in advance of his ‘private’ tour arrangements.

But this comes after Sportsmail’s recent revelations that Terry had enlisted the help of a marketing company, Riviera Entertainment Limited, to cash in on the England captain’s armband, prompting one FA official to say he had made himself look ‘greedy’.

‘John Terry is available to create effective brand awareness and endorse.

Capello fury as England and Chelsea captain John Terry is hit by another controversy

It then reminded potentially interested parties that ‘John Terry is: British sporting hero; England’s football captain; World Cup 2018 ambassador; Football icon; Dad of the year 2008; Voted as one of the World’s most influencial (sic) people.’

Even though Riviera claim to have a contractual agreement with him, Terry issued a statement saying the email had been circulated without his permission.

And yesterday came another denial, this time from his club. ‘Chelsea FC hosts a large number of visitors at the training ground throughout the year,’ said the statement. ‘The majority of which are made up of club sponsors, our charity partners and supporters