Posts Tagged fabio capello
Is Fabio Capello Going to Prison?
Probably not. You know how these things go. But it can’t be warming the cockles of Brian Barwick’s Mr. Belvedere-sized heart to know that the England coach, already under investigation for tax evasion in Italy, is now being investigated for perjury in connection with yet another sensational legal case involving corruption in Italian football.
Capello, the Mafia, and England
This week’s Run of Play at Pitch Invasion feature looks at the way Fabio Capello has been portrayed by fans and the media in England, and wonders about a style of characterization that relentlessly depicts him as a mob boss or a bloodthirsty dictator—but in a good way:
There’s a fascinating process at work here, because [...]
England 2 - 1 Switzerland: David Beckham, In Orbit, Sheds a Tear
I don’t know much about rifle terminology. Can a bore be off? Is that something that could happen to a rifle? I think Wayne Rooney’s bore was off tonight, because he essentially played the game of an assassin who brilliantly scales the ivy outside the bell-tower, swirls his black cape over his [...]
Fabio Capello and the Identity of England
This week’s Run of Play at Pitch Invasion feature looks at Fabio Capello’s imminent appointment as England manager and asks whether he’ll be able to give the England team an identity apart from its air of constant crisis:
Giving a team a personality is one of the least-well-defined skills in football management. You can talk about [...]
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