Former England captain Paul Ince has labelled modern football as 'soft' and believes Chelsea skipper John Terry is the last 'great leader' playing the game today.

Ince praised Terry's willingness to speak his mind and not take a backward step in a society he believes lacks tough characters.

"When you look at people such as myself, [Tony] Adams, [Patrick] Vieira, [Emmanuel] Petit, [Bryan] Robson, [Alan] Shearer…we were brought up in tough upbringings and had to fight to be a footballer," Ince told 888poker.com.

"The way that society has changed - with Facebook and Twitter and all the rest of it - players are too soft. You can't tackle anymore and people dive and roll over. These players aren't building character.

"I think that John Terry is probably the last of these leaders and it's an era we won't ever see again. Teams these days are so quiet."