5 Times that John Terry courted controversy during his career

#2 The Wayne Bridge affair

Wayne Bridge refused to shake Terry's hand following the allegations of 2010

One of the most controversial incidents involving Terry was revealed in January 2010, when a so-called High Court super-injunction was lifted, allowing the media to report a truly shocking story – the Chelsea and England captain had apparently had a four-month affair in late 2009 with French model Vanessa Perroncel – better known as the ex-girlfriend of Terry’s former Chelsea – and current England – teammate Wayne Bridge.

Despite both Perroncel and Terry denying the allegations – both The News of the World and The Mail on Sunday printed apologies to Perroncel for breaching her privacy – where there was smoke, there was clearly some fire.

Just weeks after the allegations hit the press, Chelsea faced off with Bridge’s new team Manchester City – and cameras clearly picked up Bridge refusing to shake the hand of his former teammate.

City went on to win the game 4-2 and Bridge has stated years later that his teammates were “amazing” that day and “it felt like they wanted to win for me”.

The allegations ended up having further consequences for Terry, too. Bridge chose to retire from international football following the revelations as he claimed his position with England had become “untenable and potentially divisive”, and in the wake of the reports, Terry was then stripped of his England captaincy – although he was reinstated to the position around a year later.