Prosecutor questions Capello
2008-03-31 17:21
Rome - England coach Fabio Capello is
being probed by an Italian state prosecutor for allegedly
withholding information to a court, a judicial source said on
Monday.
The prosecutor intends to bring a case against Capello and
former Juventus director Antonio Giraudo after they gave
evidence in a trial of six men accused of fostering unfair
competition through the use of threats or violence as part of
Italy's Gea World sports agency, the source said.
Capello earlier told the Rome court as a witness that he had
never dealt with player contracts while in Italy and had never
heard of players being put under pressure to sign specific
agreements.
Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi, also at the
centre of Italy's 2006 match-fixing affair, and Davide Lippi,
son of former Italy coach Marcello, are among the defendants.
Capello worked under Moggi at Juventus from 2004-2006 and
his time in charge of AS Roma between 1999 and 2004.