England and Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney is among the 23 names listed for the 2011 Ballon d’Or award, which – since last year – crowns the world’s greatest player.
Today’s newspapers are carrying a couple of lines on high-profile England players. Steven Gerrard looks unlikely to feature in November’s friendlies against Sweden and Spain due to an infection in his ankle, while Rio Ferdinand is said to be considering his future at international level.
There’s never a dull moment when it comes to England, but this week has been busier than most outside international dates.
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John Terry‘s position as England captain is already an indication of how far the honour has fallen. While the importance of the captain in world football is arguably dwindling away – it is not, after all, as crucial a concept as the cricket captain, for example – the fact is that this is no argument in favour of Terry’s re-appointment after having been forcibly dethroned by Fabio Capello after the unedifying debacle relating to Wayne Bridge, his ex-girlfriend, and Terry’s alleged games of phallic hide and seek.
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