Does Capello backs England to stage 2018 World Cup – World Soccer?
England coach Fabio Capello has declared it is time for football “to come home” and thrown his weight behind the country’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup.”I think England would be a fantastic place for the World Cup,” the Italian said. “The stadia are OK, the people are fantastic as well so I think it needs to come back here after so many years.”I hope this will be in 2018 because England is the place where football was born. I think England needs football to come back home.” Sources: http://origin2.foxnews.com/wires/2009Feb04/0,4670,SOCWCup2018Capello,00.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/soccer/wires/02/04/2050.ap.soc.wcup.2018.capello.0271/index.html Posted: Wednesday February 4, 2009 6:18 AM Capello backs England to stage 2018 World Cup ZURICH (AP) — England coach Fabio Capello threw his support behind the nation’s bid to stage the 2018 World Cup on Wednesday. England is one of 11 preliminary bidders hoping to stage the championship. The country has only held it once before – when it won the title in 1966 — and the Italian said it was time it returned to England. “England is a fantastic place for the World Cup,” Capello said. “Football needs to be back in England after a lot of years and I hope it will be here in 2018 because we need another time, the World Cup. “I think England needs, football needs (it) back home.” The other expressions of interest lodged with FIFA by Tuesday’s deadline were the
