Former Arsenal star Ian Wright believes that John Terry should be "nowhere near" the England squad and thinks that the Football Association have "made a total mess" of the situation surrounding the racism row.
The Chelsea and Three Lions captain has been named in the squad to face Spain and Sweden despite being involved in a racism altercation with Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand.
"John Terry should be nowhere near the England squad," Wright wrote in his column in The Sun. "I understand the fact you're innocent until proven guilty but that doesn't mean the captain of our country's football team should be involved in two friendlies while being investigated over allegations of making racist remarks.
"The FA have made a total mess of this. They don't have a clue about how to deal with this situation and have fudged the issue by allowing Fabio Capello to pick Terry while insisting he won't play against Spain - but will feature for 45 minutes against Sweden.
"This is a joke. It's embarrassing that he is involved but blatantly being shielded from any media attention by not starting either game. So why not leave him out in the first place? It seems to me that no-one at the FA has the balls to stand up to Terry and say, 'You may want to play but it would be better in the current climate if you stayed at home'."
Reports emerged today claiming that the 30-year-old defender may start on the bench against Spain this weekend despite initial expectations that he would be omitted from the team.
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