Love-cheat John Terry is SACKED as England captain after 12-minute showdown with manager Fabio Capello

 

 

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 4:35 PM on 05th February 2010

 

 

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John Terry has been sacked as England captain this afternoon after a meeting lasting just 12 minutes with England boss Fabio Capello.

The woman at the centre of the affair allegations, Vanessa Perroncel, 33, looked stunned and mouthed 'Oh my God' when she heard the news.

Fellow defended Rio Ferdinand has been named as the new captain and Steven Gerrard vice captain.

 

Terry's position became untenable following the Daily Mail's revelations that his personal box at Wembley is being 'touted out' for £4,000 a match.

 

His contract to rent the luxurious 12-seater facility is subsidised to the tune of tens of thousands a year as one of his 'perks' as national team skipper. Its terms expressly forbid hiring it out.

 

 

Showdown: John Terry arrives at Wembley this afternoon for his meeting with Fabia Capello

But yesterday the Mail was offered exclusive use of it for England's friendly against Egypt next month by an associate of Terry's management agents.

'It's John Terry's box and you can have it,' said the go-between. 'It will be £4,000 and we would want the money in cash.' He said the player would provide a signed England or Chelsea shirt as 'part of the deal'.

The Chelsea star, a married father of two, discussed the sex scandal that has called his international career into question with Capello this afternoon at Wembley.

 

 

Terry had a five-month affair with Miss Perroncel, the estranged partner of his England team-mate Wayne Bridge, then tried to cover it up with a court 'super-injunction'.

As new of Terry's sacking was breaking, Ms Perroncel's publicist Max Clifford was reading a statement to the media confirming she would not be selling her story to the media.

The former nightclub hostess looked visibly shocked as she heard the news Terry had been dropped as England captain. She shook her head and mouthed: 'Oh my God.'

 

'Oh my god': Max Clifford reads a statement on behalf of Vanessa Peroncel at his offices in Mayfair today as news is announced of John Terry's sacking as England captain

In the Ms Perroncel said she was very sad about Terry but would not be selling her story: 'The media has sought to pore over my private life and that of my family, which is very upsetting.

'I have decided I do not want to speak publicly about the speculation since it only seems to add more fuel to the fire.

 

'I have a three-year-old son and he is my main concern.

 

'I do not believe speaking to newspapers or the media is in his interest or my own.

 

'I do not wish to add anything more to what I have said.'

The Football Association has been desperate to avoid a crisis in the run-up to this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa.

In a statement Capello said: 'After much thought, I have made the decision that it will be best for me to take the captaincy away from John Terry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabio Capello, left, leaves his London house today and right, John Terry's former lover, Vanessa Perroncel, who was out in London's West End yesterday

 

 

'As a captain with the team, John Terry has displayed extremely positive behaviour. 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. John Terry was notified first.

 

'When I chose John Terry as captain, I also selected a vice-captain and also named a third choice. There is no reason to change this decision.'

 

Terry, 29, who earns £170,000 a week as Chelsea captain, is now likely to be asked to explain why his box is being offered to outsiders. The facility guarantees seats not only for football but also rugby, American football and non-sporting events including top pop concerts.

 

The Wembley scheme is revealed six weeks after Terry and an associate showed reporters posing as businessmen around Chelsea's training ground in Surrey, in return for £10,000 in £50 notes.

 

The box was offered to the Mail by Anthony White, 35, sales and marketing manager at the David Beckham Academy until it closed down last month.

A coach at the Academy was Paul Nicholls - a 29-year-old semi-professional footballer and long-term friend of Terry, who is now part of the player's two-man management team.

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Our reporter, posing as a businessman wanting to organise of football-related events, first met White at the Academy in Greenwich, South East London.

 

After an exchange of emails, White telephoned earlier this week and said: 'I've had a think about what we could do, and as this is a special event I've pulled a few strings and how about I get you a 12-seater box at Wembley for the England-Egypt friendly on March 3?'

 

'For the box it will be £3-4000 and we would want the money in cash. You pay a mate of mine a few days before the game. FA Cup Final

'As for the beer and wine in the box you have to pay for that, as it is fully stocked and then re-stocked afterwards. You can pay in cash on the night. That would be the best way.

 

 

 

Making a splash: Toni Terry in Dubai with her two daughters yesterday

 

 

 

Gesture? Toni's bikini bottoms had the word 'dedicated' on them . She later lounged by the pool reading Marian Keyes's best selling novel The Brightest Star in the Sky (below right). The book charts the romantic encounters of people living in a block of flats, including a woman agonising over her relationship with a wealthy love rat

Reading matter: Marian Keyes

 

'I can also arrange for a signed shirt, either England or Chelsea, from John Terry. How does that sound?'

 

In a call yesterday White confirmed: 'You can have it for four [thousand].

 

'I will let you have it for four - no problem. The only way it will become unavailable is if John wants to use it. But I don't think that will happen.'

It was unclear whether the box was being offered with Terry's knowledge but the Football Association are certain to want to know if it has been 'touted out' before - and if so, how often.

 

Terry, who has been reported to be a heavy gambler, is understood to have tried to get out of the contract for the Wembley box twice in the last two years.

 

His discount as England captain means he pays just under £80,000 a year for a box which would cost anyone else £120,000. But Internet reports yesterday claimed he owed money on the deal and that his friends had run up a £20,000 bill at last year's FA Cup Final.

 

White claimed the box belonged to Terry's management company, Elite Management, which is run by Nicholls and Keith Cousins, chairman of lower league side Rushden and Diamonds.

 

 

 

TERRY'S HERO? TIGER WOODS, OF COURSE

John Terry named Tiger Woods - who is embroiled in his own extra-marital sex scandal - as his favourite sportsman, it was revealed last night.

Terry also told Football Punk magazine last September of the importance of being 'honest' with team-mates - at the very time he was cheating on his wife with Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend. 'We have a good bunch of players in the England squad who are honest with each other,' he said.

'That's how I want it to be. It's not just because I'm captain, we all have to be honest because we all want the same thing, and that's to win.'

They provoked controversy last year after hiring a firm called Riviera Entertainment to try and fix lucrative commercial deals for Terry in the run-up to the World Cup.

 

Referring to the sex scandal, White told the Mail: 'You can imagine the furore that's been around John. Well it's the guys that look after him that own the box. I spoke to the guys yesterday from his management team and they are just checking the availability. I will put you on to a guy called Paul who will look after you once I get the nod from him.'

 

He even held out the possibility that Terry would come up after the game to meet guests in the box.

 

The legal contract between Wembley and box-holders is unambiguous about hiring out the facility. It says: 'If you don't want to attend an event, you can allow someone of your choice to use it instead, provided you give your tickets away (no money, service or benefit in kind may be given in return). If you prefer to sell your box for an event, you can ask Club Wembley to do this on your behalf. You will receive the proceeds less an administrative fee of 15 per cent.'

 

As Terry's finances come under scrutiny, the Mail has learned that he has taken out four mortgages in seven years on the Surrey home he bought for £2.75million in 2003.

 

 

One financial expert said this suggests he has been raising capital against the house.

Terry's spokesman Phil Hall said White had been acting 'on his own' when he offered the box.

 

 

Vanessa Perroncel and Max Clifford leave the PR guru's London offices earlier this week

He said: 'I have spoken with Paul Nicholls and the box is run by his promotions company, Sports Marketing and Promotions, of which he is sole director.

 

'When Anthony White asked Paul for the box, Paul replied "I'm sorry Anthony, we are not allowed to sell it on. We never would do'.

 

Mr Hall said that until last August the box had been owned by JGT Promotions - JGT standing for John George Terry. He did not know who was responsible for paying for it now.

 

White also denied offering the Mail the use of Terry's box.

 

He said: 'I didn't make any offer. I said I could try and get some corporate hospitality. I am sorry if he got the wrong end of the stick.

 

'I said I know a guy at John's management company and I know they have a box. It belongs to the management company. I just know the guy who works there and I was going to ask as a favour.'

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God she is hawt! Go Terry!

God she is hawt! Go Terry!

 

Go where?:rolleyes:

I know your asexual and that's fine and everything, but surely you know basic biology