Capello pledges to see out contract

Last Modified: 25 Jul 2008
Source: ITN

The Football Association has said that Fabio Capello has pledged to continue as England coach until the end of his contract in 2012.

The announcement came after a newspaper quoted the Italian as saying he planned to quit after the 2010 World Cup finals.

An FA spokesperson said Capello was "concentrating on one thing at a time at the moment and giving his full concentration to the 2010 World Cup".

He added that the 62-year-old had "no intention to quit the England job after the World Cup".

In the interview, he also commented on his ambitions with the England team and said that he would like to take England to "among the top three in the world" in South Africa.

But he complained about the amount of talent at his disposal as England coach.

He said: "I'm worse off than (Italy coach Marcello) Lippi.

"In the Premier League only 35 per cent of the players are English, while in Italy it is around 72 per cent."

Capello takes charge of England in a competitive match for the first time when they begin their World Cup campaign in six weeks' time against relative minnows Andorra.

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