LONDON - England manager Fabio Capello said he dreamed
of emulating Alf Ramsey by winning the World Cup for England when
he unveiled a bust of his predecessor at Wembley Stadium on
Friday.
"This is a very emotional moment for me and it's a great honour
to be here," said Capello, who will be aiming to end England's wait
to repeat Ramsey's 1966 triumph at the World Cup finals in South
Africa next year.
"I hope I can bring back the World Cup to stand alongside the
Jules Rimet trophy that England won in 1966."
The bronze bust will be situated in the players tunnel at
Wembley, and in the words of George Cohen, vice-captain of the 1966
team and who unveiled it with Capello, "it will remind every player
to give of their best out on the pitch".
A number of players from the 1966-winning team including
hat-trick scorer Geoff Hurst, Bobby Charlton, Ray Wilson, Martin
Peters and goalkeeper Gordon Banks were at Wembley which has been
re-built since England's triumph 43 years ago.
"Alf was a remarkable man and still has the respect of everyone
who ever played for him. He was a disciplinarian but a man who you
would give your all for," said Charlton.
"I think Fabio Capello has very similar qualities and hopefully
he can achieve the same results as Sir Alf did."
Ramsey was England manager from 1963 until 1974 and died aged 79
in 1999.