Capello blames officials, won't resign

England manager Fabio Capello blamed the match officials, rather than his own players, for England's World Cup exit at the hands of Germany on Sunday.

The Italian was furious that Frank Lampard's first half effort, which would have made the game 2-2, was ruled out despite clearly crossing the German line.

The English subsequently capitulated and lost the game 4-1, with strikes coming from Miroslav Klose, Lukas Podolski and Thomas Muller, who got a brace.

"It was one of the most important things in the game," Capello told BBC1.

"The goal was very important. We could have played a different style.

"We played I think well at 2-1, but after the third goal it was a little bit disappointing.

"We played well. Germany is a big team. They played a good game. We made some mistakes when they played the counter-attack. The referee made bigger mistakes.

"Little things decide the result always."

Meanwhile, he says he has no plans to resign from his position but will hold talks with the FA.

"I want to speak with the chairman and then decide my future," said Capello.

"I need to know whether the FA have confidence in me or not."

When asked if he would resign, he replied: "Absolutely not.
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