John Terry ajuda equipa feminina do Chelsea

Após saber que tinham sido cortados os fundos de apoio à equipa feminina do Chelsea o capitão da Inglaterra e da equipa masculina do Chelsea decidiu ajudar do seu próprio bolso a equipa.

John Terry and his team-mates' support has boosted Chelsea Ladies. Photograph: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images

John Terry digs deep to rescue Chelsea Ladies after funding cuts

The Chelsea and England captain John Terry has come to the rescue of his club's women's team following a cut in funding that, says the captain Casey Stoney, would have adversely affected Blues' hopes of chasing major honours this season.

For the first time since officially becoming part of Chelsea FC five years ago, the women's team have had their annual budget reduced. "It was a blow when we were told what was happening," said Stoney, who also works as a coach at the Chelsea Academy. "I mentioned it to a friend who's also a mate of JT's, and when he was told about it JT came to find me at the training ground to ask if he could help.

"He ended up putting his hand in his pocket and persuading some of the other players to do the same, so now we can keep going on the same footing we had last year. We need that level of funding if we are going to compete at the top end of the Premier League and do well in the big cup competitions, so the help we've had from the guys has been invaluable. JT has also become president of the women's club and he's been with his family to see us play, so he's taking a real interest."

Stoney has been the catalyst for a fine start to the campaign by Chelsea, whose 2-2 draw at Doncaster today lifted them to second place in the Premier League table. As well as getting Terry involved, the England left-back was responsible for instigating Matt Beard's appointment as the new manager.

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Notícia: guardian.co.uk