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Terry concentrating on England as tabloids circle his family

England captain John Terry insists he is focussed on Saturday's friendly clash with Slovakia at Wembley. The Chelsea defender's family were at the centre of shoplifting allegations in a national newspaper report on Friday morning, but he has refused to be sidetracked from a match in which he could win his 50th cap.

"I've got experience of seeing many headlines and as a player you get on with it and fully concentrate on football, like I did in training this morning - it doesn't affect players," he said.

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