While Capello's objective is to qualify for the 2012 European Championship that comes at the end of his contract, he has also been involved in discussions over long-term planning.

In "la Roja", a history of Spanish football published just before this year's tournament Jimmy Burns says he "would like to believe that.".. the dynasty of la Roja could last a decade or more.

Italian football needs to get back to being serious, the European Championships would have changed this and football has problems that cannot be underestimated.