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MOSCOW - Former England manager Fabio Capello will be officially unveiled as Russia's coach on Wednesday, acting president of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Nikita Simonyan said on Saturday.

Capello was attending Saturday’s
Russian Premier League match between CSKA Moscow and Rostov after
arriving in Moscow on Friday.

“After watching today’s match he
will go to St Petersburg to see (Russian champions) Zenit in action.
Then, he’ll return to Italy before coming back to Moscow,”
Simonyan was quoted as saying by local media. “On Wednesday he
will sign a contract and will be presented to the media.”

The 66-year-old Italian, who quit as
England boss in February, replaces Dutchman Dick Advocaat, whose
tenure ended with Russia’s group stage exit from Euro 2012.

Capello, who becomes Russia’s third
successive foreign coach, will be tasked with blooding new players
into an ageing team, something his predecessor failed to do in his
two years at the helm.

Russian media reported he would earn up
to 10 million euros a year after signing a contract through to the
2014 World Cup, with the possibility of extending it for another two
years.