Rio Ferdinand named England captain
FORMER Leeds United defender Rio Ferdinand has been named as the England captain for Wednesday's friendly in France.
The Manchester United defender takes over from Steven Gerrard, who led the side out in Capello's first match in charge against Switzerland at Wembley last month.
John Terry, who had been appointed as skipper by previous head coach Steve McClaren, is back in the squad against the French after missing the 2-1 win over Switzerland through injury.
But Capello is maintaining his policy of looking at other potential leaders within his squad before deciding on a permanent appointment for the World Cup qualifiers, which get under way in September.
It represents a major turnaround for Ferdinand, who only four years ago received an eight-month ban from the Football Association after failing to attend a drugs test at United's Carrington training ground.
That resulted in him missing the European Championship finals in Portugal.
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26 March 2008 12:00 AM
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