Fabio Capello has to go through the FA before making such business decisions as index website
Ventures such as the pre-World Cup TV advert for team sponsors Nationwide featuring Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams will be safe but there will be no place for deals such as the calamitous Capello Index website.
The Daily Express can also reveal Capello is set to deliver a snub to the next generation of England stars at
the European Under-19 Championship, as he does not plan to attend what
could be their final game against France.
But
as negotiations to have the controversial Capello Index shut down
dragged on, it emerged the FA have made it clear the England boss
cannot make the same mistake again.
Capello
agreed to take part in the Index ratings system without the FA’s
knowledge and did not breach the terms of his original England contract.
But,
having spotted the potential controversy when the Capello Index was
launched in May and helped deal with the resulting fall-out, the FA
have told him he will need their approval on future business and
commercial opportunities.
The FA once again
contacted Capello’s advisors yesterday to find out why the Index was
still on the internet bearing both his name and image, but are not able
to become directly involved.
Capello has
steadfastly claimed not to have been paid for putting his name to the
Index, but the terms of any contract between him and the creators of
the website are unclear.
It is clear the co-founder of the Index, Chicco Merighi, is in no mood to give in easily.
Despite
needing to save face with both the FA and the England public,
£6million-a-year Capello has made no arrangements to fly to France to
watch the Under-19s – even if they reach the latter stages.
A 1-0 defeat by Holland last night means England need to beat hosts France to stand a chance of reaching the semi-finals.
Sir
Trevor Brooking, Stuart Pearce and Ray Clemence are in France, but
Capello’s absence will spark criticism of his commitment – especially
after he promised to bring through a new wave of young players
following the disappointment of the World Cup.
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