Italian Fabio Capello was set to be England's second foreign
manager after his appointment was approved by the Football
Association (FA) board on Thursday.
Following final discussions on the details of his contract over
the next 24 hours, the 61-year-old will take over from Steve
McClaren, who was sacked last month after England failed to qualify
for Euro 2008, and become the second foreigner in the job following
Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson.
"The FA board has approved Capello's appointment as England
manager subject to the successful conclusion of these contract
negotiations," FA director of communications Adrian Bevington said
in a statement on the official web site (www.thefa.com).
"I want to stress that there are no problems and that we are
going through the necessary process to reach a successful
conclusion."
Capello's four-and-a-half year deal could be worth 6.5 million
pounds a year, according to British media.
It was also reported that Capello planned to bring four Italian
assistants to work alongside him but the FA had confirmed that an
English coach would be included in Capello's backroom staff.
Capello, a former Italy international who collected 32 caps, has
won nine league titles in 16 years as a coach, picking up
silverware with all four clubs - AC Milan, Real Madrid, Roma and
Juventus - he has been in charge of.
He won the Champions League with Milan in 1994 when Milan beat
Barcelona 4-0 in the final.
(Xinhua News Agency December 14, 2007)