Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has ruled himself out of the running to replace John Terry as England captain.
Terry, who will stand trial in July over allegations he racially abused Ferdinand's brother and QPR defender Anton, has been stripped of the role.
"I don't want to be England captain after the last episode," Ferdinand wrote on social network site Twitter.
"Just want to concentrate on playing for Man Utd and if I make the squad then as ever I'll be delighted."
Ferdinand was handed the captaincy for the first time in 2008 as part of coach Capello's rotation ploy ahead of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
Later that year, manager Fabio Capelloappointed Terry as permanent skipper, only to stand him down following allegations that the Chelsea defender had an affair with team-mate Wayne Bridge's girlfriend.
Ferdinand then took over,before managerFabio Capello's decision to turn back to Terry in March 2011, the "eposide" to which Ferdinand refers.
Terry was in line to face Ferdinand inChelsea's meeting with Manchester Untied on Sunday, but the Blues skipper has pulled out with injury.
Speaking before that news emerged, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said: "I think I'd have a word with Rio to see what his stance is.
"He's been fighting the racism issue for years. But if he has to rise above that he's got nothing to be ashamed of - if he does decide to shake John Terry's hand [on Sunday]."
Source: www.bbc.com
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