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Capello Agreed As New England Boss

The FA has agreed that Italian Fabio Capello is the man to take over as England manager.
The former AC Milan and Real Madrid coach spent yesterday talking to FA bosses at Wembley.
FA director of communications Adrian Bevington said: "The FA board has approved Capello's appointment as England manager subject to the successful conclusion of these contract negotiations.

"I want to stress that there are no problems and that we are going through the necessary process to reach a successful conclusion."

The 61-year-old's first official task will be to head the FA delegation at a World Cup fixtures meeting due to take place in Zagreb in mid-January.

He will then discuss England's summer plans before finalising the squad for his first match in charge against Switzerland at Wembley on February 6.

Capello takes over from Steve McClaren who was sacked last month after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after defeat to Croatia at Wembley.

The FA embarked on a mission to find the next boss that led them first to ex Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

But after the Portuguese turned the job down, Capello was the next obvious man.

He has also been given the backing of a number of high-profile men in football, including Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.