Capello arranges South American ref for friendly
Published
Feb. 23, 2010 10:19 a.m. ET

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Paraguayan referee Carlos Manuel Torres will take charge of
England's friendly with Egypt at Wembley on March 3 as coach Fabio
Capello looks to gets his World Cup squad used to officials from
another region.
The Football Association said Monday Capello asked for South
American officials to recreate World Cup conditions even in a
friendly on home turf.
A FIFA referee since 1998, Torres will have two countrymen as
linesmen although he is not on the list of officials for the World
Cup.
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