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England boss Fabio Capello has called upon football's governing bodies to bring an end to the "theft of talent" that goes on between national teams.


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Fabio Capello took over as England manager in 2008
Capello used an international sports conference in Dubai to also question Germany's use of players with Turkish origin at last year's World Cup. England's 4-1 defeat to the Germans in Bloemfontein remains a major stain on his otherwise impressive managerial CV.

The Three Lions were completely undone by a squad that contained 11 players who had an opportunity to represent another country, including star man Mesut Ozil, plus Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski, who both scored in the rout.

Turkey, though, did not qualify for the finals in South Africa but defender Serdar Tasci also chose to play for Germany, whilst Hakan Yakin, Gokhan Inler and Eren Derdiyok represented Switzerland.

"A line needs to be drawn," Capello said. "Richer clubs are talent-scouting and stealing players by bidding higher and not thinking about the consequences for those countries.

"These players are acquiring new passports. Germany had five of Turkish origin who opted to represent them and we all know what happened

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1 Who were these 5 players with Turkish origins

2. Has he heard about dual citizenship

3. How come he isnt complaining about Defoe, Welbeck, Richards, Ashley Cole etc who have none Anglo Saxon parents playing for England

or Amauri, Camoranesi, Ballotelli, Thiago Motta playing for Italy

Just as Cashley and co. were born/bred in England with some foreign roots, Ozil and co. were also born/bred in Germany. Capello shoulda done his homework before he made those comments.

This is like a week old and has already been flogged to coma