The Football Association has taken the England captaincy away from John Terry according to the BBC.
Terry is set to stand trail in July over the allegations that he racially abused Queens Park Ranger's defender Anton Ferdinand. The 31-year-old has pleaded not guilty.
The trail takes place after the Euro 2012 championships and FA chairman David Bernstein has spoken to board members and the majority view is that the Chelsea defender should step down as captain of England. Terry however will be available for selection for the National team at the Euros in Poland and the Ukraine.
This is the second time Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy with the first coming after an alleged affair with Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge's girlfriend .
Mark Palios former FA chief executive has questioned why the FA has now changed their stance on Terry, having kept the defender as captain since the allegations were first made in October.
"What the FA has to do is a balancing act between the rights of the individual and the wider game. I don't know how that will affect the dressing room and make it better than it was by keeping him in the squad but taking the captaincy off him," Mark told BBC Radio 5 live.
