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Fabio Capello has laid down the law to his players on his first day with England and made sure they know exactly who is boss. One thing is for sure: he doesn't want to be any of their best friends.

zoom - galleria Fans awaiting his team selection for Wednesday's game against Switzerland, but off the field new England manager Fabio Capello is already ringing the changes.

The Italian has introduced a strict new regime to keep the players in check and ensure discipline is retained.

Rules, Rules, Rules

As players assembled at the team hotel in Watford they were confronted with a noticeboard instructing them that lateness would never be tolerated, room service was out of bounds and mobile phones were not to be used outside of their bedrooms.

The Blazer Family

Mali international Frederic Kanoute has been announced as the African Footballer of the Year for 2007...

zoom - galleria The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the decision on Friday.

Kanoute - born in France - is the first European-born player to pick up the award, having beaten the likes of Chelsea's Didier Drogba and Michael Essien, from Ivory Coast and Ghana respectively, Arsenal's Togolese forward Emmanuel Adebayor and Real Madrid's Mahamadou Diarra from Mali to the award.

The 30-year-old's nomination came off the back of a brilliant year with his club Sevilla, picking up the UEFA Cup, the Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup.

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Zinedine Zidane has told Real Madrid that he would like to return to work for the club in order to put something back into the game.

zoom - galleria The French superstar met with president Ramón Calderón and sporting Pedja Mijatovic in the Spanish captial to discuss if there could be a role for him at the Bernabéu.

In a private meeting, Zidane met with the Madrid officials and was accompanied by his agent, Alain Migliacio, and explained hs desire to go back.

"I want to return to football to help in any way I can be useful and Madrid still feels like my home," AS quote him as saying.

Cristiano Ronaldo's mum has said that it is her dream to see her son one day play for Real Madrid and if he does move then she will go to the Spanish capital too.

zoom - galleria Dolores Aveiro revealed her passion for Los Merengues during an interview with AS at her home on the island of Madeira, describing the club as the best in the world.

In a dramatic statement, she claimed that she would not be able to rest until she had seen her son play in the all white of Madrid.

"They are my favourite team, the best in the world," she said.

"If one day he were to leave England then I would really like to see him go to Madrid."

"I would not like to die without seeing my son playing there, then I could go knowing that my dream was fulfilled."

Where will ya go?

AC Milan and Inter are currently involved in a gripping head-to-head battle for Ronaldinho, according to the Corriere dello Sport. However the two clubs respective Presidents, Silvio Berlusconi and Massimo Moratti, are playing down sepculation.

zoom - galleria Milan have long been admirers of the Barcelona star, but their interest was thought to have waned in recent weeks.

On the other hand the 27-year-old has emerged as a reputed transfer target for Inter, following their mammoth sponsorship deal with Nike.

Nerazzurri boss Roberto Mancini admitted over the weekend that he would like to sign the Brazilian.