It's with great shame that I hear the news of John Terry retiring from international football tonight. We will miss him dearly. Lescott, Jagielka and Cahill are perfectly capable players and their growing experiences at top level football will no doubt hold them in good stead to ensuring England have a solid central defence, but Terry's leadership on the pitch is difficult to replace.
He's made poor life decisions away from the sport perhaps, but what he does for his job is unquestionably excellent. It's also a great shame that his international career ends in such circumstances, where it seems from my perspective that he has quite simply been forced out by the FA, over matters for which he has been cleared of by the court of law. A relationship issue with the higher powers of the association may have cost him and the nation of something quite great. Of course people have their own opinions and people can be biased (myself included) but I have feelings only of sympathy. He loved representing his country, he did it better than anyone, but it has been concluded by allegations for things a high court judge has deemed him innocent of.
Might be easier and better for everyone to simply celebrate his wonderful contribution to the Three Lions and wish him the best for a continued career of success with Chelsea.
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