Capello imposes 'no sex' rule for World Cup team

[Mitsuhide Akechi]

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</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="3" class="bodytext_10pt"> <!-- CONTENT : start --> ENGLAND coach Fabio Capello is to "spy" on his World Cup players in their hotel rooms, through high-tech TV sets. The tough Italian has told his charges that he is determined to stamp out any hanky-panky at this month's World Cup Finals and has banned all wives and girlfriends (WAGs), reported The Daily Star. It has been revealed that he will be able to call on his stars 24 hours a day - using their hotel television sets.

The TV sets have been installed at the team's £327 million (S$677 million) base camp in Rustenberg, South Africa. The news has not gone down well with the stars. A source close to the squad revealed: "It's going to be like Big Brother. "The hotel rooms used to be the place we all escaped to, now they're not safe." The news comes after it was revealed that Capello has banned all WAGs from joining the World Cup party, and told his players that they can hook up with their loved ones only once a week.

The 63-year-old is desperate to avoid a repeat of the last World Cup in Germany, where the WAGs' boozy antics were blamed for ruining the team's chances of glory. The Daily Star has reported that he has even hit his stars with a sex ban, to ensure they are bursting with energy this time around. England football great Geoff Hurst, 68, has backed Capello's stand. The 1966 World Cup winner said: "Capello is right to keep the WAGs at arm's length."

The players' families have now accused the English Football Association of shutting them out deliberately. They had been told they will get no help in finding places to stay and sorting out transport in South Africa. Ironically, Capello's wife, Laura, and his son, Pierfilippo, will be joining him in South Africa, reported The Mirror.
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