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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Fabio Capello, the Juventus manager, was so startled by the 18-year-old that he reportedly tried to sign him.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

This time he was playing golf with a friend and his cousin when he got very different news, and it was Capello, not his dad, who delivered it.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Southgate wrote: "I remembered Fabio Capello signing a new contract ahead of the 2010 World Cup and getting lambasted, actually putting the team under more pressure."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Henderson won the first of his 81 caps in 2010 under Fabio Capello, and Tuchel has said the former Liverpool skipper "embodies everything we try to build".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

She bade me an affectionate good by and begged me to come with Count Saxe to the château of Capello, in the spring.

From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot

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