Anti-racism campaigners, footballers and media commentators said Terry should be replaced before the Euro 2012 championships or risk creating a "toxic" dressing room during the tournament.

Terry faces criminal charges of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match last October.

Terry, 31, denies the allegations and has vowed to clear his name.

England manager Fabio Capello had previously resisted calls for Terry to be ditched as captain, insisting after consultation with senior Football Association officials that the defender was "innocent until proven guilty".