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Sam Allardyce refuses to rule out John Terry England return

New England boss Sam Allardyce refuses to rule out a possible return for Chelsea captain John Terry, who retired from international football in 2012.

England manager Sam Allardyce has admitted that he could try to coax John Terry out of international retirement.

Terry called time on his England career in 2012 having been stripped of the captaincy twice in as many years - first after stories emerged regarding his private life and then as a result of allegations that he racially abused Anton Ferdinand.

The 35-year-old was never brought back into the fold by Roy Hodgson, but Allardyce has revealed that he could speak to the Chelsea captain about a possible return.

"I don't know what the political side of that might mean, if there is a political side. I'll have to have that conversation if I feel that John Terry may be a possibility," he told reporters.

"I think it depends on what John said. Maybe if I get the opportunity, I might have to give him a ring. But until I come to that selection or that process, we'll wait and see."

Allardyce will name his first squad as England manager on Sunday.

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Chelsea's English defender John Terry reacts at the final whistle in the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Southampton at Stamford Bridge in London on October 3, 2015. Southampton won the game 3-1.
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