As well as Capello, Tottenham defender Michael Dawson and Manchester City winger Adam Johnson were also in attendance, as well as Premier League chief executive Peter Scudamore.

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The city is large enough to fill 80, 000 seats at Arrowhead on Sunday afternoons, yet small enough to feel forever grateful to those who wow the nation in a Kansas City uniform, explaining why long-retired Len Dawson and George Brett still live there.

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Capello picked Manchester City's Joleon Lescott in central defence with Michael Dawson ruled out, a surprise selection but one based on logic and the evidence of the powerful partnership he forged with Phil Jagielka when the pair played together at Everton.

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