Terry and Ferdinand: Roy Hodgson Set to Play Marriage Counselor for England

By Will Tidey
at Internationaled.org

Published: May 2, 2012

Rio Ferdinand may have to choose between family loyalty and his own ambition this summer if England's new manager, Roy Hodgson, decides his former defensive partnership with John Terry is the one wanted at Euro 2012.

At his unveiling at Wembley yesterday, Hodgson announced his intention to try and heal the rift between the two men—sparked by the allegation against Terry that he racially abused Ferdinand's brother Anton during a Premier League match in October last year.

Here's what Hodgson had to say, as per BBC Sport:

I'll have to get in touch with John and Rio to speak with them, hopefully face to face, and find out where they are in this situation.

Until such time as I've spoken to them and found out where they stand in relation to the situation, it would be wrong of me to comment. And not just those two. I'll have to speak to as many senior players as I can.

Terry faces a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) charge that he committed a "racially aggravated public order offense" during the match between Chelsea and QPR at Loftus Road in October. His case been adjourned until July 9, however, leaving Terry free to represent England at Euro 2012 if selected.

Though Terry denies the charge, the FA stripped him of the England captaincy in February—a decision then manager Fabio Capello was vehemently and publicly opposed to, a stance that played a defining role in his departure from the job.

But it's now clear the FA will not stand in the way of Hodgson selecting Terry as part of his squad to travel to Poland and Ukraine this summer.

What seems unthinkable, however, is the notion that Terry might rekindle his longstanding defensive partnership with Ferdinand for the tournament.

Here's what Ferdinand had to say about the alleged incident between Terry and his brother Anton, as per the Daily Telegraph in February:

Anton is my little bro...

Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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