BackWorld Cup: Coach Fabio Capello imposes social media ban on Russia
The Italian, known for his disciplinarian attitude, said players must abstain from online communication for a month
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Cuiaba: Coach Fabio Capello, who is known for his disciplinarian attitude, has imposed a social media black out on the Russian squad at the World Cup.
This means no Facebook, Twitter, Instagram nor any of the other forms of online communication until they leave Brazil.
The Italian, explaining his reasons for the measure, said: “Players can’t use social media here. They must abstain for one month, then when they get home they can go crazy."
Warming to his theme he continued: “Tweets sometimes can be a nuisance, if they’re not written in an intelligent fashion—so in order to prevent that nuisance I’d prefer to ask my players not to use social media."
Capello was speaking in Cuiaba on the eve of Russia’s opening Group H game against South Korea.
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