There is an element of Teflon about John Terry. His misdemeanours off the pitch, from the reported disrespect for the victims of 9/11, through the allegations of financial impropriety to the allegations of marital infidelity, would have claimed the personal and professional lives of lesser men. With Terry, nothing has ever quite stuck.
Judging by his comments yesterday, his Chelsea manager, Andre Villas-Boas, would attribute that to the fact that Terry remains a natural leader for his country, a fine "representative" for the nation, if not a paragon of its virtues. His heart on his sleeve, Terry's lionhearted courage and evident patriotic pride allow him to rehabilitate and redeem himself every time.
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