Woodgate and Terry "the brothers"

Although Jonathon Woodgate and John Terry of Leeds United and Chelsea have claimed regular in places their teams, their off-the-pitch discipline may ruin their chances to bring their careers to another level.

Jonathon Woodgate, who is now 22, formed a great defensive partnership with the England regular Rio Ferdinand in Leeds, and is also seen as the new hope of England. Unfortunately, the handsome was involved in a serious assault case earlier this year. Even though he escaped from going to jail, he was found guilty of affray and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service. Also, he temporarily lost the chance to represent England.

As for John Terry, who is younger than Woodgate, was fined by Chelsea for causing disturbance in the public. He was not banned from playing for Chelsea, but the FA has banned him from representing England. In other words, he will not be available for the friendly against Holland in February, and may lose his chance to play in the World Cup Finals in Korea and Japan, just like Woodgate.

Eriksson values players' conduct

Earlier England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson emphisised that he would only pick players with good conduct to the World Cup Finals. Therefore the cases of Woodgate and Terry tell us that, we should never put a foot wrong, or we will ruin our own future.

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