Football: Capello inspired

From: Birmingham Mail | Date: May 13, 2008 | Copyright information

FOOTBALL: Fabio Capello believes the proposed new National Football Centre will prove an "inspiration" to the country's players after visiting the site yesterday.

The England manager was in Burton to inspect some of the pitches and facilities and was impressed.

"It's an incredible site, I didn't realise how big it was going be," he said.

"This p...

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