Capello to retire after Euro 2012
Reuters - Wednesday 08 September 2010, 23:08
LONDON - Fabio Capello will quit as
England manager after the 2012 European Championships, British
media reported on Wednesday.
Italian Capello, 64, was quoted by Sky News as saying he
would leave his job after the finals in two years time -
providing England qualify.
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Asked if he would be leaving after Euro 2012, he replied:
"Absolutely. Yes. We have to qualify first of course but after
that I will be too old. I want to enjoy my life as a pensioner."
Capello has been England coach since January 2008 and signed
a new contract before the World Cup in South Africa.
However, he was severely criticised following the team's
woeful World Cup campaign which ended with a second-round defeat
by Germany.
They have started their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with
two victories over Bulgaria and Switzerland and look a good bet
to reach the finals.
The FA said in a statement recently that it would prefer an
Englishman to manage the team again after Capello's departure.
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