Capello To Russia??

Fabio Capello to Coach Russia? Fabio Capello has been approach by representatives of the Russian F.A. sounding him out on a potentially lucrative contract to coach the Russian team after the World Cup.

Such a move would see him double his yearly salary. While Capello is under contract with England until 2012 he was still willing to meet with representatives during the recent Chelsea match against Manchester City. Sources suggest that Capello is unhappy with the media intrusion that seems to be undermining the England World Cup campaign with John Terry and Ashley Cole the latest to be put under the media spotlight. The current contract of Russia coach Gus Hiddink is due to expire soon and he swapping the red and white soccer uniforms of Russia for the red and white soccer uniforms of Turkey. Champions League Play-off Scrapped The proposed play-off to determine England's fourth and final place in the Champions League has been rejected at a meeting between representatives of all twenty Premier League clubs. At a previous meeting the idea had been floated that there would be end of season play-offs between teams finishing from 4th to 7th in an attempt to break-up the so called Big Four of Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United. Richard Scudamore, the Premier League's chief executive revealed that after detailed analysis and discussion the motion for change was not carried. "The main topic of discussion was the Champions League play-off for that fourth qualifying place," he said. "We gave a lot of discussion, a lot of detail, a lot of data. But there was not enough support to take the idea forward, so we won't be discussing that proposal any further." Everton manager, David Moyes, explained the rationale behind his club's vote against the play-off system; "While it might be quite exciting, we play 38 Premier League games and that is where you should be judged," said Everton's manager, David Moyes. "Say it is Tottenham who finish fourth after an unbelievable season and they get beaten by a team who finish seventh, having worked so hard?" Shawcross receives support from Arsenal Fans Stoke and England defender Ryan Shawcross has received over 300 supportive emails from Arsenal fans after the horror tackle that broke Aaron Ramsey's leg. Shawcross left the field in tears, clearly upset at having badly injured his fellow professional and Arsenal fans have responded in support. Shawcross was called up to the England squad for the first time for England's 3-1 friendly win over Egypt at Wenbley. "I had a tough weekend, but to come and join such a great team was absolutely fantastic," Shawcross said. "Just to have been involved with the squad has been great. All the England players have been fantastic about what happened with Aaron Ramsey. They've got my mind on football really, nothing else. I've enjoyed their company and it's been a good experience."