Capello

British

/ kæˈpɛləʊ /

noun

Fabio. born 1946. Italian football player and coach; he won four Italian league titles with Milan and two Spanish league titles with Real Madrid; managed England (2008–12)

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He was similarly overlooked by Fabio Capello during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

With Wayne Bridge making himself unavailable, the choice for boss Fabio Capello came down to either Everton's Leighton Baines or Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock, who both made the provisional squad.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Capello and the FA were then stuck with each other in a loveless alliance that ended in February 2012, when the Italian took issue with the decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

Tuchel is the third foreign permanent England manager after Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson and Italian Fabio Capello.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025

There, the only daughter of the Marquis Capello fell in love with the Scotch captain.

From Francezka by Molly Elliot Seawell

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