John Terry, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole all sat out England training on Tuesday.
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Uefa's European Player of the Year.
Lord Triesman says the FA is fully behind Fabio Capello's decision to name John Terry as England captain.
Fabio Capello hailed new captain John Terry but admitted it had been a difficult decision.
John Terry admitted that it 'meant the world' to him after being named as the permanent England captain.
John Terry believes Luiz Felipe Scolari has the charisma to rival former boss Jose Mourinho.
Chelsea captain John Terry has hailed the acquisition of Portugal playmaker Deco.
Joe Cole says John Terry or Rio Ferdiand would be worthy of being named England captain.
John Terry has reiterated his desire to be made England captain by Fabio Capello.
John Terry is confident that Chelsea's capacity for improvement is greater than their rivals.
John Terry is confident that Chelsea can shake off the nearly-men tag they inherited last season.
Fabio Capello will name England's next captain two days before next week's friendly versus Czech Republic.
John Terry would not be surprised if Chelsea were drawn to face Inter Milan in the Champions League.
John Terry has stressed Chelsea's priority this season is to reclaim the title from Man Utd.
John Terry insists the Chelsea squad are in no doubt that Luiz Felipe Scolari is in charge.
John Terry has admitted that he wakes up thinking about his penalty miss in the Champions League final.
John Terry remains hopeful that Frank Lampard will sign a new deal at Chelsea.
John Terry believes all of Chelsea's players will be scrapping for places in pre-season.
Chelsea captain John Terry is hoping to repay the faith shown in him by Luiz Felipe Scolari.
New Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has confirmed John Terry will remain the club's captain.
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