The Word Is Born
19th-February-2007, 19:11
Beeb (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6377257.stm)
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Madrid deny Capello quit reports</font>
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Real Madrid have denied Spanish media reports that coach Fabio Capello was planning to leave the club this week.
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Spain's Cope radio station said Capello would sit on the
bench for Tuesday's Champions League match against Bayern Munich before
leaving the club.
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"We were very surprised by the reports that appeared in the media," club spokesman Miguel Angel Arroyo said.
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"It hardly contributes to the right atmosphere on the eve of such an important match as tomorrow's game."
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Arroyo added: "Reports like this only serve to
destabilise the club and we'd like to express our surprise and dismay
about this type of report.
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"In this world you can assure very few things, but I can
guarantee that that the board has not received any resignation from
Fabio Capello either verbally or in written form."
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Arroyo refused to confirm whether Capello would definitely be in charge for this weekend's derby at Atletico Madrid.
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"There are few things in this world that can be guaranteed," he said.
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"But I guarantee that the board have certainly not received any resignation."
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Capello has come under fire following a series of poor
results, which saw Madrid lose three out of four games either side of
the winter break, before suffering an embarrassing home defeat to
struggling Levante a fortnight ago.
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Madrid fans called for Capello and club president Ramon
Calderon to resign during the Levante match, but the board publicly
voiced their support for the coach in a news conference the following
day.
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The Madrid faithful were again left frustrated on
Saturday when their side were held to a disappointing goalless draw at
home to Real Betis.
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Madrid are fourth in the Primera Liga standings with 42 points, four less than joint leaders Barcelona and Sevilla.
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Madrid deny Capello quit reports</font>
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<div ="cap">Rumours had circulated that Capello was set to leave Real</div>
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Real Madrid have denied Spanish media reports that coach Fabio Capello was planning to leave the club this week.
</font>
Spain's Cope radio station said Capello would sit on the
bench for Tuesday's Champions League match against Bayern Munich before
leaving the club.
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"We were very surprised by the reports that appeared in the media," club spokesman Miguel Angel Arroyo said.
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"It hardly contributes to the right atmosphere on the eve of such an important match as tomorrow's game."
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</font>
Arroyo added: "Reports like this only serve to
destabilise the club and we'd like to express our surprise and dismay
about this type of report.
</font>
"In this world you can assure very few things, but I can
guarantee that that the board has not received any resignation from
Fabio Capello either verbally or in written form."
</font>
Arroyo refused to confirm whether Capello would definitely be in charge for this weekend's derby at Atletico Madrid.
</font>
"There are few things in this world that can be guaranteed," he said.
</font>
"But I guarantee that the board have certainly not received any resignation."
</font>
Capello has come under fire following a series of poor
results, which saw Madrid lose three out of four games either side of
the winter break, before suffering an embarrassing home defeat to
struggling Levante a fortnight ago.
</font>
Madrid fans called for Capello and club president Ramon
Calderon to resign during the Levante match, but the board publicly
voiced their support for the coach in a news conference the following
day.
</font>
The Madrid faithful were again left frustrated on
Saturday when their side were held to a disappointing goalless draw at
home to Real Betis.
</font>
Madrid are fourth in the Primera Liga standings with 42 points, four less than joint leaders Barcelona and Sevilla.
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