England manager Fabio Capello has chosen Chelsea's John Terry as his permanent captain but will he lead the nation to World Cup glory?
The defender has already led his country on 14 occasions and also contributed a few goals while wearing the armband since David Beckham resigned from the captaincy in 2006.
There were several options open to Capello including Rio Ferdinand, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Gary Neville, David James, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney and Gareth Barry to be the full time captain.
It seems the Italian coach has been shocked by the level of importance placed on which player fulls the role as the Italy national team simply award the honour to the player with the most caps.
With a range of quality players to choose from the boss couldn't really have made a wrong choice as all the players above could add their own qualities to the position.
David Beckham and Michael Owen have both managed to perform very well while being captain but they were outsiders to get the armband again.
By picking Gary Neville or David James they would have added experience and acted as a role model for the younger members in the squad.
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand was edged out by Terry and the Champions League winner couldn't have done anymore to push for the role but now has the vice-captaincy.
Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard has proven in the biggest of games including the FA Cup and Champions League Finals that he can handle the pressure of wearing the armband for his club.
Striker Wayne Rooney is young but already has a wealth of experience in the Premier League and in the Champions League which made him a possible candidate.
Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry playing the holding role in the centre of the park was another dark horse for the job, but having only recently cemented his place in the side was unlikely to get the green light.
Now the manager has decided on Terry there is no reason why he can't be a great success and get England to the World Cup Finals in South Africa when 2010 comes around.
