Capello to Replace Advocaat
Published: July 18, 2012 (Issue # 1718)
MOSCOW — The acting head of Russia’s football federation has announced that former England coach Fabio Capello has been chosen to lead the national team and is expected to soon visit Moscow to sign a contract.
The ITAR-Tass news agency quoted federation head Nikita Simonyan as saying the decision to appoint Capello was made Monday.
Simonyan said all that is needed is for a “final agreement on terms of the agreement.’’
Capello emerged last week as the clear favorite among 13 candidates to replace Dick Advocaat, who resigned after Russia failed to make it beyond the group stage of the European Championship.
Capello, who stepped down as England coach in February, has previously managed Real Madrid and Inter Milan.