Race Row rumbles on.

On the eve of England's friendly with Sweden the FA continue to show just how out of touch they really are.

Following on from the questionable decision to include John Terry in the current England squad and the FA's failure to stand up to Sepp Blatter over the poppy fiasco, comes the news that the media are not allowed to ask questions surrounding the Anton Ferdinand race row. When did the country become so dependant on a player to slow for international football and also splits the dressing room with his off field antics.

Publicly Terry has said it is his duty to face the race row. Depending on your interpretation that can be seen as an omission of guilt. What Terry should be saying is that it is everyone's duty to eradicate racism from football. He should be seen to do everything possible to prove his innocence.

This isn't like the Suarez-Evra row which seems as if the Uruguay international will escape further action as he was clever enough to use a foreign language during the Liverpool-Manchester United match. That is Suarez all over though. A gifted football no question you have to ask whether his unsporting attitude is necessary. Suarez himself admitted to saying something yet the FA still lack the decisiveness to act on this. Suarez doesn't play in Spain and in Evra he picked a very talented linguist. Evra is fluent in several languages and it is wrong that Suarez just gets away without action.

However the John Terry case has to be more straight forward. You have to ask what Anton Ferdinand has to gain if he has falsified his claims. In any other job Terry would have had sanctions imposed until the scandal had been sorted one way or the other. Yet he is set to lead his country out. That is before you get to the argument as to whether Terry is good enough to play for England at all.

Throughout his international career he has managed to keep his lack of pace from hindering him due to his partners in centre defence. Until a partner with equal pace issues plays with him. When Terry has played with Matthew Upsom for instance, England have looked vulnerable at the back. Against Spain without Terry, England looked organised and kept the Spanish at bay.

Taking the Wayne Bridge saga and connections with his father and the way he exploited the Chelsea training base, it is obvious John Terry is untouchable at the London club. Just because he earns money most people would jump through hoops for doesn't make him a fit captain or an integral part of the first team. Capello was brave when he first took over by leaving out Michael Owen and then ending David Beckham's international career. We have all seen that the youngsters are ready to take England on to the next step. That has to be at the expense of John Terry. Racist or not.