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You have to laugh at the sheer fantasy of it:

The Football Association has set England coach Fabio Capello the target of reaching at least the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup or Euro 2012. 

Maybe qualifying would be a more realistic target, eh, lads?

But fear not:

There are also plans to appoint a new performance director, who will work with Capello, not above him, Barwick, Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce and FA chairman Lord Triesman.

Phew. Where would the team be without a performance director?

UPDATE Fantastic comment below from Ross:

"The Football Association has set England coach Fabio Capello the target of reaching at least the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup or Euro 2012. "

Capello could achieve this easily but they should have added that they want him to do this 'whilst coaching England'.

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