Fabio Capello has shown that the appointment of an international football manager is still more important than the allocation of a captain's armband, even in a media age where celebrity seems more often than not to trump experience.
Signor Capello has demonstrated who's in charge of Team England to the media, too. In the manner of his cooling with a tricky sexual imbroglio, he has defanged the wilder elements of the tabloid press; and England chances of doing well at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa have significantly improved as a result.
And John Terry is also very fortunate in his choice of mistress: Vanessa Perroncel has apparently come to the view that she will not sell her side of the story to the baying newsmob. Instead, given the range and scale of tabloid accusations (including the claim she has accepted money from Mr Terry for not kissing and telling), she has reportedly hired libel lawyers. The press may soon be receiving a red card send-off for an early bath.
The story has subsided back to a private family saga that John Terry and his wife, Toni, will have to negotiate, and a similar treading on eggshells for Mlle Perroncel and the father of her son, Wayne Bridge.
And Mr Terry's been beaten to the punch in launching a fashion label: one of his potential earning opportunities to be knocked on the head.
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