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Fri 09 Sep 2010England job would appeal to Bruce
SOCCER NEWS ROUND-UP:FABIO CAPELLO’S announcement that he intends to step down as England manager in 2012 has served as a starting gun, opening the race to succeed the Italian. Despite playing down his own candidacy, Harry Redknapp did concede he would not be able to turn down the job if it were offered while Steve Bruce made it clear that he would happily accept the baton.
“Of course I would like to manage England,” said Sunderland’s manager. “I rarely blow my own trumpet, I don’t promote myself but I’d have a go, why not? It must be the time of your life to manage your country, even though you know what’s going to go with it. It must be wonderful, absolutely wonderful.
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