FABIO CAPELLO IN OVERDRIVE

FABIO CAPELLO will sacrifice his summer holiday to make sure his England team in World Cup 2010 are the best ever prepared.

Although qualification for the finals in South Africa is not yet assured, Capello is already plotting his game-plan for next summer's tournament.

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No stone will be left unturned as England bid to end more than 40 years of major tournament hurt.

The Italian has already:

• Sent a four-strong delegation to check out training bases

• Issued a strict no-WAGs edict

• Booked himself and assistant Franco Baldini on a fact-finding mission to this month's Confederations Cup in South Africa

• Consulted doctors and specialists about the unique demands of playing there

• Asked the FA to get tough over the release of Premier League stars

It was thought Capello would have a break after the qualifier against Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday. Instead, he and Baldini will jet out to watch the Confederations Cup.

They will run the rule over key rivals including Spain, Italy and Brazil, check out the conditions and even talk to medical staff with the British and Irish Lions.

One FA insider said: "Fabio is not counting his chickens but he is determined to make sure there will be no excuses next summer. He wants the best for England and wants no distractions for his team if they qualify for the finals."

And no distractions means no WAGS. Capello has made it clear to FA bosses that friends, families and agents will not be welcome near the team base following the wives' and girlfriends' antics in Germany 2006.

The source said: "Fabio knows he cannot stop friends and family coming out to support. But he wants them to keep a distance and not create a circus."

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