Definition of "vice-captain" []

• A player who takes on the responsibilities of captain when the captain is not playing (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "Capello will be without his captain and vice-captain, Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard, for the match against Denmark in Copenhagen on Wednesday night."
• "But the fact that he is meeting Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard, the current captain and vice-captain, over the next two days suggests that he is seriously considering the reinstatement of Terry, who lost the armband following allegations of an affair with the former girlfriend of Wayne Bridge."
• "To that end, the Italian has had further dialogue with the absent Rio Ferdinand to reassure the national vice-captain that he remains very much in his plans."