LONDON - Fabio Capello's unveiling as England soccer coach was welcomed by some, while others bemoaned the fact that the job had gone to a foreigner.

The highly respected Italian coach - who won club titles with AC Milan, AS Roma, Juventus and Real Madrid - has to transform a national side which failed to qualify for the 2008 European Championship into a contender for the 2010 World Cup.

Fabio Capello, the new England national soccer team coach, walks into the room to be introduced at a press conference, in London. Monday, Dec 17, 2007. At left is Brian Barwick chief executive of the English Football Association. [Agencies] "Renaissance Man" was the headline in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, while the tabloid Daily Mirror ran a photo of Capello holding up an England shirt saying "I will make you do proud of this."

Both the Daily Mail and Daily Express used the term "iron fist" to underline Capello's reputation as a disciplinarian and the likelihood that he will take a hard line on the team's highly paid stars. He replaces Steve McClaren, who was fired last month.

Several papers quoted Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had a successful spell in England for Manchester United and then helped Capello win the Spanish title with Real Madrid.

"He is definitely the right manager for England. He fits the English game," Van Nistelrooy said. "He always talked about England. It was his wish to be England manager one day. He likes the way the English players are, the way they play with their hearts, the way they give everything."

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