FORMER England star John Terry has blamed Marks & Spencer suits for their elimination from the 2010 World Cup.
He said the players were sweating inside the sweltering team bus before the defeat to Germany in South Africa.
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Terry, now 43, said the boys asked manager Fabio Capello – through captain Steven Gerrard – if they could take them out, but were refused.
The former Chelsea defender recalled: “We had an hour and 20 minutes on the bus and all the players were asking: ‘Stevie, talk to the foreman about suits, we don’t want to wear suits, it’s hot, it’s horrible’.”
But he said they were told the FA had a deal with M&S.
He said that when they got off the bus, sweating because the air conditioning didn’t work, they saw their opponents arriving in Bloemfontein in shorts and flip-flops.
He added: “Someone is responsible for this.”
England lost 4-1, with Frank Lampard’s shot disallowed in the round of 16.
But Terry admitted the team had not performed well, saying: “There’s no getting away from the fact that it’s us as players.
“We were miles away.”
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