Fabio Capello on James Rodriguez
The legendary football manager shares a funny story about Real Madrid star and Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Nominee 2015 James Rodriguez. Fabio Capello is an Italian manager and a former professional footballer who was most recently the head coach of the Russia national football team. As a player Capello represented SPAL 1907, Roma, AC Milan and Juventus. He became a manager in 1982, and in his first five seasons as a manager he won four Serie A titles with Milan, where he also won the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, defeating Barcelona 4–0 in a memorable final. He then spent a year at Real Madrid, where he won the La Liga title at his first attempt, and in 2001 led Roma to their first league title in 18 years. Capello also won two titles at Juventus (which were later stripped after the Calciopoli scandal), and in 2006 returned to Real Madrid, where he won another La Liga title. Capello was appointed as England manager in December 2007. Overall he has won a major league championship in seven (or nine, counting the two revoked titles with Juventus) of his 16 seasons as a coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. James Rodríguez is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Colombia national team as an attacking midfielder or winger. James is commonly ranked as one of the best young players in the world. He is praised for his technique, vision and playmaking skills, and often referred as the successor to his compatriot Carlos Valderrama. James became well known in Europe during his time at Porto, winning several trophies and individual awards during his three years at the club. In 2014, James moved from AS Monaco to Real Madrid for a transfer fee of €80 million, which beats the one set by Radamel Falcao and makes him the most expensive Colombian football player and one of the most expensive players in football. 2015 Nominees: Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Novak Djokovic, Lewis Hamilton, Renaud Lavillenie, Marc Marquez, Christiano Ronaldo, Rory McIlroy Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: Genzebe Dibara, Valerie Adams, Marit Bjogen, Li Na, Tina Maze, Serena Williams Laureus World Team of the Year: Germany Men’s Football Team, European Ryder Cup Team, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, Real Madrid F.C, San Antonio Spurs, Switzerland Davis Cup Team Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year: James Rodriguez, Marin Cilic, Mario Gotze, Daniel Ricciardo, Mikaela Shiffrin, Switzerland Davis Cup Team Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award: Schalk Burger, Francesco Acerbi, Diego Milto, Pierre Vaultier, Oliver Wilson, Jo Pavey Laureus Sportsperson with Disability Award: Tatyana McFadden, Shelley Gautier, Roman Petushkov, Anna Schaffelhuber, Sarah Storey, Leung Yuk Wing World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Alan Eustace, Stephanie Gilmore, Nyjah Huston, Sage Kotsenburg, Danny Macaskill, Gabriel Medina Subscribe to Laureus' official YouTube channel: http://Youtube.com/LaureusTV Twitter: https://Twitter.com/LaureusSport Facebook: http://Facebook.com/LaureusSportforgood Instagram: http://Instagram.com/laureussport Website: https://www.laureus.com
The legendary football manager shares a funny story about Real Madrid star and Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Nominee 2015 James Rodriguez. Fabio Capello is an Italian manager and a former professional footballer who was most recently the head coach of the Russia national football team. As a player Capello represented SPAL 1907, Roma, AC Milan and Juventus. He became a manager in 1982, and in his first five seasons as a manager he won four Serie A titles with Milan, where he also won the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, defeating Barcelona 4–0 in a memorable final. He then spent a year at Real Madrid, where he won the La Liga title at his first attempt, and in 2001 led Roma to their first league title in 18 years. Capello also won two titles at Juventus (which were later stripped after the Calciopoli scandal), and in 2006 returned to Real Madrid, where he won another La Liga title. Capello was appointed as England manager in December 2007. Overall he has won a major league championship in seven (or nine, counting the two revoked titles with Juventus) of his 16 seasons as a coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. James Rodríguez is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Colombia national team as an attacking midfielder or winger. James is commonly ranked as one of the best young players in the world. He is praised for his technique, vision and playmaking skills, and often referred as the successor to his compatriot Carlos Valderrama. James became well known in Europe during his time at Porto, winning several trophies and individual awards during his three years at the club. In 2014, James moved from AS Monaco to Real Madrid for a transfer fee of €80 million, which beats the one set by Radamel Falcao and makes him the most expensive Colombian football player and one of the most expensive players in football. 2015 Nominees: Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Novak Djokovic, Lewis Hamilton, Renaud Lavillenie, Marc Marquez, Christiano Ronaldo, Rory McIlroy Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: Genzebe Dibara, Valerie Adams, Marit Bjogen, Li Na, Tina Maze, Serena Williams Laureus World Team of the Year: Germany Men’s Football Team, European Ryder Cup Team, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, Real Madrid F.C, San Antonio Spurs, Switzerland Davis Cup Team Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year: James Rodriguez, Marin Cilic, Mario Gotze, Daniel Ricciardo, Mikaela Shiffrin, Switzerland Davis Cup Team Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award: Schalk Burger, Francesco Acerbi, Diego Milto, Pierre Vaultier, Oliver Wilson, Jo Pavey Laureus Sportsperson with Disability Award: Tatyana McFadden, Shelley Gautier, Roman Petushkov, Anna Schaffelhuber, Sarah Storey, Leung Yuk Wing World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Alan Eustace, Stephanie Gilmore, Nyjah Huston, Sage Kotsenburg, Danny Macaskill, Gabriel Medina Subscribe to Laureus' official YouTube channel: http://Youtube.com/LaureusTV Twitter: https://Twitter.com/LaureusSport Facebook: http://Facebook.com/LaureusSportforgood Instagram: http://Instagram.com/laureussport Website: https://www.laureus.com