Capello replies with interest to Rooney

LONDON – Former England coach Fabio Capello refused to let his row with England striker Wayne Rooney die a death Wednesday as he claimed the player performed much better for Manchester United than his country because he only understood Scottish. His thinly-veiled reference was to the fact Rooney’s manager at Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson is Scottish and was his riposte to Rooney’s remark that under the former AC Milan and Real Madrid handler there were misunderstandings with the players over strategy because the Italian’s English was so poor. — AFP