Capello will stay until 2012


By Carly Goodwill
January 11 2010

With speculation that Fabio Capello will stand down once the Three Lions return from the World Cup, The Football Association chief executive, Ian Watmore, expects Fabio Capello to remain as England boss until after Euro 2012.

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is widely viewed as a leading contender to replace Capello, a belief that has only been fuelled by the 62-year-old's decision to sign a new rolling contract at Craven Cottage, which includes a release clause.

Watmore said "Reports linking Roy Hodgson or any manager with the England job post the World Cup are just not true. We expect Fabio Capello to remain in the post for the duration of his contract, which runs through to the summer of 2012. Fabio Capello has also made it clear that he expects to continue in the role after the World Cup and throughout the Euro 2012 campaign."


Capello has already arranged a friendly with Egypt at Wembley on March 3 in preparation for the Algeria encounter in Cape Town on June 18, and negotiations are underway with Mexico about a meeting at Wembley in May as Capello views them as the ideal opponents for the opening game against the United States. England will conclude their pre-tournament build-up with an altitude training camp in Austria that is set to end against Japan before the Three Lions head to their base in Rustenburg at the beginning of June.

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