Capello eyes Wembley bow after stadium tour

ENGLAND boss Fabio Capello took his four-man coaching team on a tour of Wembley yesterday and pledged to do his utmost to deliver a winning team to “one of world football’s greatest stadiums”.

Having scored for his native Italy under the old Twin Towers in 1973, Capello will get his first taste of action in the new 90,000-all-seater arena on February 6, when England tackle Switzerland in a friendly.

“I felt it was important that my staff had the earliest opportunity to visit Wembley,” he said.

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