Fabio sticks with Rio

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been confirmed as England's captain by Fabio Capello.

The subject of who should captain has been the subject of debate in recent weeks after Steven Gerrard captained England at the World Cup and the opening two Euro 2012 qualifiers in the absence of the injured Ferdinand.

There have been calls for Gerrard to keep the captain's armband after he impressed in the role, but Capello has decided to keep faith with Ferdinand.

Ferdinand was named England skipper after John Terry was sacked following allegations about his private life.

However, Ferdinand has only been able to lead out the team for two of the 10 subsequent internationals because of injury problems.

Ferdinand's last competitive appearance for his country was in the World Cup qualifier with Belarus at Wembley 12 months ago, but he will take the armband for Tuesday's Euro 2012 qualifier with Montenegro.

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