FA waits to make Capello decision

Highlights - Germany 4-1 England

The Football Association has told Fabio Capello he will have to wait another two weeks to find out if he has a future as England manager.

Capello, 64, said he wanted to stay in the post despite England's second-round World Cup exit at the hands of Germany.

But after speaking to Club England chairman Sir Dave Richards he was told he would have to wait for a decision.

Capello, who is reported to earn £5m a year, said: "I can be the manager for the next season, but they must decide."

Asked if he wanted to stay in the position he has held since December 2007, he said: "Absolutely."

The Italian guided England during an impressive World Cup qualifying campaign where they lost only once and topped their group.

But since the start of the tournament this month the team has struggled to repeat that form, drawing their first two group games against the United States and Algeria before qualifying for the knockout stages with a 1-0 win over Slovenia.

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The 4-1 loss to the Germans was England's heaviest World Cup defeat in their history, leading to criticism about Capello's selection policy and his preferred formation to include two forwards.

But Capello said the players, who were outclassed by a youthful German team, were suffering from a long season and called for a winter break in England.

"I think all the English players are really tired at this competition," he said. "The coaches told me the physical condition of the players was not good and they did not play like the players that we know."

More to follow.

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