If you’ve ever wondered why Fabio Capello -- former coach of Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid, just to name a few, and most recently on England’s bench for four years -- picked up and moved to coach the Russia national team, well, wonder no more. He is the highest paid coach for an international squad, making more than $11m per year.
Russia are not paying Fabio Capello
The Italian has not seen a paycheck since June, so what motivation does he have to see Russia past Austria in Euro 2016 qualifying this weekend?
Matthias Hangst
That’s more than twice what Roy Hodgson makes, by the way, and nearly three times that of Joachim Löw, whose Germany squad lifted the World Cup last summer.
Except right now, Capello isn’t making much of anything. The Italian hasn’t been paid since June, and it seems the Russian Football Federation don’t have the money to pay up:
“It’s wrong, but when they signed the contract they should have thought through how it’s going to be financed. Today we need to look for sources of funding,” said Sergei Stepashin, a member of the RFU executive committee.
Prior to the World Cup, Capello signed a contract extension keeping him at the helm until 2018. His salary has since come under fire, particularly as Russia failed to make it out of the group stages in Brazil, earning just two points while scoring just two goals. Russia are now second in their group in Euro 2016 qualifying, but even on points with Sweden and with Montenegro just a point behind.
Russia face Group G leaders Austria on Saturday. Should they lose, any result from the match between Montenegro and Sweden will send them out of second. But with Capello receiving no salary and unlikely to see money soon, what motivation does he have to inspire a win?
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