Capello In Breach Of Contract!

06 February 2012 11:17
Alan Shearer said on Football Focus that the FA were right to strip John Terry of the England captaincy ... but NewcastleUtd-Mad readers were not so sure.

 

We asked you to vote in our poll and the FA were backed 58% to 42% ... which is hardly a landslide considering the circumstances.

The main point is Britain has built its legal foundations on "innocent until proven guilty", and the FA are jumping the gun.

If Terry is guilty we will find out in a court of law, but until that day is it right to ASSUME he is guilty and punish him before the case?

Former Football Association chief executive David Davies has suggested that England manager Fabio Capello may be in breach of contract after he openly challenged the decision to strip Terry of the national team captaincy.

The Italian spoke out in defence of Terry, who was removed as England skipper by FA chairman David Bernstein on Friday without any consultation with Capello, during an interview with Italian broadcaster Rai 1 yesterday.

The FA opted to axe Terry as captain once it was known the Chelsea defender would not face trial over allegations he used racist language to Anton Ferdinand at Loftus Road in October until July, after Euro 2012. Terry denies the charge.

Asked whether he was in agreement with FA's decision, Capello said: "No, absolutely not.

"I have spoken to the chairman and I have said that, in my opinion, one cannot be punished until it's official and the court - a non-sporting court, a civil court - has made a decision to decide if John Terry has done what he has been accused of."

Speaking to BBC's Breakfast Time show on Monday morning, Davies said that Capello, who reportedly earns £6million-a-year as manager of the national side, may have breached his contract with his comments and could face action from the FA.

"It is being taken very seriously by the FA because it may be that Fabio Capello has breached his contract," said Davies.

"You have to ask what his motive is. You have to suspect he wants to prevent John Terry retiring as a player before Euro 2012 but there are wider issues.

"You could have what some of the media are calling a morality circus while England are trying to win the second major tournament in football.

"A contract may have been breached, there is strong leadership now at the FA from David Bernstein. Last week he wasn't slow to take things forward and he may not be slow to do so now."

 

Source: FOOTYMAD