Fabio Capello will probably stay with England

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Fabio Capello will probably stay with England Fabio Capello seems safe in his job with England after the Football Association hierarchy has offered a large amount of support. Premier League chairman, Sir David Richards, who is the head of ‘Club England’ is being urged to offer his recommendation to the FA board that Capello is kept at as the England boss even thought the team failed at the World Cup.

FA director of football development, Sir Trevor Brooking, is also understood to want Capello to fulfil his contract which runs until 2012.

Brooking is said to feel that replacing Capello will not solve the English football team’s problems and a group of FA board members also feel the same way.

Instead, Brooking is expected to argue that a better funding marsterplan be created so that young players will be attracted to the sport and also that coaches be increased at the youth level.

Also adding to the argument to keep Capello is his ten years of experience with the AC Milan academy as he could offer valuable input into how to develop the talent of young players.

In addition, a few FA figureheads think that the club could save £9m by not firing Capello and spending time and money looking for a replacement.  Instead, the money could be spent on youth development.

In addition, the last two years left on Capello’s contract would offer Stuart Pearce the opportunity to gain more experience as Capello’s assistant and at the under 21 level.

Michael Owen gets behind BT’s Sky Sports ad campaign

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Micheal Owenis one of several current English Premier League players that BT will be using to promote their new BT Vision Sky Sports packages.

From 1st July 2010, BT will begin to promote the BT Vision’s Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 packages that will be available from August 1 2010 – spending more than £30m on TV, radio, press, outdoor and Digital Media promotion.

Owne will be on the television ad, alongside current footballers such  Shay Given, Gareth Bale and Wes Brown.  Also feautred will be the BT advert regular Adam, who is played by Kris Marshall.

The ad follows Adam from his flat, down the lift and into the carpark as the sound of a football crowd gets louder and louder. He heads toward a square of bright light ahead and as he keeps walking toward the light, he finds himself in a football tunnel, joined by Michael Owen, Shay Given, Gareth Bale and Wes Brown lining up to go out on the pitch. The ad culminates with Adam running out on to the pitch.

Entry prices for the new Sky Sports service will be as low as £6.99, with BT hoping to capture a slice of the market for TV football viewing with either new viewers or switching viewers put off by the high prices with Sky.

Capello’s future not to be decided for two weeks

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Capello’s future not to be decided for two weeks Fabio Capello revealed that his future with the England team as manager will be decided in two weeks, after he completes a series of meetings with Sir David Richards, the England chairman.

The manager’s future was cast into the wind after England had a disappointing performance at the World Cup, facing defeat 4-1 against Germany in the second round.

Capello stated that he has already discussed his potential future with Sir David Richards, and that a decision will be made in two weeks.  He said that he wants to stay, and that he has refused many potential opportunities in order to stay, but he will have to decide with the England chairman.

He also said that the World Cup was a valuable learning experience and that the team understands much more now that the tournament is complete. He continued to explain that the team is very tired, and that they need a winter break, which Germany is afforded due to their shorter season.

When asked further about the players’ performance in South Africa, Capello stated that he was concerned about his players  and that it breaks down to how each player is doing physically by the time they reach the play-offs.

He also said that they are not happy with the performance, and that while Rooney played some excellent games, you cannot just exemplify the performance of one player to represent the team.