John Terry is expected to be stripped of the England captaincy for a second time after the 14-strong FA board held emergency talks on Thursday.

Although Terry is believed to retain the support of Fabio Capello - who will be free to name the centre half in his Euro 2012 squad - the captaincy decision is set to be taken out of the manager's hands.

Big call: John Terry could be stripped of England armband

Capello is abroad and the FA could move on Friday to end the frenzied speculation over Terry's England role, with the player's trial for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand adjourned this week until July 9 - eight days after the Euro 2012 final.

Terry, who returns to Chelsea training on Friday, is struggling to be fit for Sunday's Barclays Premier League match against
Manchester United after missing the 1-1 draw at Swansea. He has a knee injury that requires further rest.

In the meantime the debate about his future rages on, with FA chairman David Bernstein taking soundings from his board and pressure mounting to act quickly. Last night there was growing support among FA directors for the compromise solution of Terry remaining in the team but no longer wearing the armband.

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