MP Damian Collins has blasted a court decision to allow the racial abuse of Chelsea's John Terry to be heard on July.
Terry's lawyers attended a court hearing yesterday as the trial for racially abuse towards QPR's Anton Ferdinand commenced but the outcome of the meeting was to adjourn the case until the summer, leaving Terry free to represent England at Euro2012.
Collins says it is a poor decision by the court and also feels that Terry should relinquish the national team captaincy.
"These are very serious charges and we simply cannot have a position where a charge like this can be made but nothing at all is done, under the pretence that it hasn't happened until after the court case.
"By wearing the armband, Terry has a public position. He represents football in this country and is a person that people will look up to.
"But his standing as a role-model has been compromised by the charges that he faces of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, and for the good of the team he should stand aside as captain until he can clear his name.""Frankly it is appalling that the court case isn't being heard until July and this due to the judicial process being held up by the football calendar," he told Goal.com.
