I was 'very close' to England: Capello

Real Madrid manager Fabio Capello has admitted he was urged to apply for the England job and that he was approached to be the new coach at Manchester United when Alex Ferguson revealed he planned to retire.

Capello tells the current issue of FourFourTwo magazine: “I was very close to England. I was asked some time ago, before they chose [Sven-Goran] Eriksson to go for the England job.”