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February 10, 2012, Friday
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EVEN with players already backing Harry Redknapp for the job and the European Championship only four months away, the English Football Association said yesterday it will not rush to hire Fabio Capello's successor as England coach.
Capello quit on Wednesday following a disagreement with FA Chairman David Bernstein, who had stripped John Terry of the England captaincy.
"There is clearly a preference for an Englishman," Bernstein said. "There is a preference for an English person or a British person, but in the end we want the best person. Clearly an English or a British person would have a good start of the matter."
England players Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney have already called on the FA to hire Redknapp, a Londoner who is the manager at Tottenham Hotspur.
"We can't be driven by that," Bernstein said. "We have to put a proper shortlist together ... we don't want to rush anything. There's no need to rush anything. We'll give it proper consideration and it'll have high priority."
England under-21 coach Stuart Pearce will take charge of England's friendly against the Netherlands on February 29. England's Euro 2012 opener is on June 11 against France.
Redknapp said talk of him taking the England job was premature. "I haven't even thought about it," Redknapp said, adding that he was fully focused on continuing the Premier League title push. "We have a big game on Saturday (against Newcastle)."
Terry is accused of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand during Chelsea's league game at Queens Park Rangers in October and is now facing a criminal trial.
Capello said Terry should have been allowed to lead the side since his trial for racially abusing an opponent is not scheduled until after the June 8-July 1 tournament.
The FA decided on a more cautious approach, leaving Terry available for selection but removing him as the team's figurehead. That was not acceptable for Capello, who voiced his opposition on Italian television.
Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "sorry to see Fabio go" after four years. "He was a good coach and a good man," Cameron said. "I don't think he was right about the John Terry issue. You can't be captain with that question mark that needs to be answered."
Capello quit on Wednesday following a disagreement with FA Chairman David Bernstein, who had stripped John Terry of the England captaincy.
"There is clearly a preference for an Englishman," Bernstein said. "There is a preference for an English person or a British person, but in the end we want the best person. Clearly an English or a British person would have a good start of the matter."
England players Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney have already called on the FA to hire Redknapp, a Londoner who is the manager at Tottenham Hotspur.
"We can't be driven by that," Bernstein said. "We have to put a proper shortlist together ... we don't want to rush anything. There's no need to rush anything. We'll give it proper consideration and it'll have high priority."
England under-21 coach Stuart Pearce will take charge of England's friendly against the Netherlands on February 29. England's Euro 2012 opener is on June 11 against France.
Redknapp said talk of him taking the England job was premature. "I haven't even thought about it," Redknapp said, adding that he was fully focused on continuing the Premier League title push. "We have a big game on Saturday (against Newcastle)."
Terry is accused of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand during Chelsea's league game at Queens Park Rangers in October and is now facing a criminal trial.
Capello said Terry should have been allowed to lead the side since his trial for racially abusing an opponent is not scheduled until after the June 8-July 1 tournament.
The FA decided on a more cautious approach, leaving Terry available for selection but removing him as the team's figurehead. That was not acceptable for Capello, who voiced his opposition on Italian television.
Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "sorry to see Fabio go" after four years. "He was a good coach and a good man," Cameron said. "I don't think he was right about the John Terry issue. You can't be captain with that question mark that needs to be answered."
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