Villas-Boas backs Capello

CHELSEA manager Andre Villas-Boas has backed Fabio Capello in the row over John Terry being stripped of the England captaincy and insisted the Italian had every right to make his unhappiness known.

Capello told Italian TV that he “absolutely” disagreed with the action by the Football Association. The FA announced on Friday its decision to remove the armband from Terry until the outcome of his court case in July where the Chelsea defender denies a charge of racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand.

Villas-Boas said: “He has the right to his opinion and to share that defence with the player.”

It is understood that Terry, 31, has no intention of quitting international football and is intent on playing for England at Euro 2012.

Meanwhile, two teenagers who racially abused Newcastle United footballer Sammy Ameobi on Twitter have been given final warnings by police, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.

The 17-year-olds were arrested in November after the up-and-coming 19-year-old forward was abused on the social networking site. It was understood one youth made an initial offensive comment and his friend followed it up with a supportive tweet which also had a racial element. The decision not to prosecute the pair was taken after consultation with Ameobi – the younger brother of fellow Newcastle striker Shola – and the football club.