Capello has been linked as a possible replacement for Sven-Goran Eriksson, who will leave after England's World Cup campaign.

Asked by SKY television whether he had seen an article in the Gazzetta dello Sport saying the English FA were considering an approach for him, Capello replied: "In which paper was this. Today I didn't read anything, but if it's true I'd be honoured because I believe that the English football federation is one of the most important in the world.

"But for the moment, nobody has come to me."

As a club coach, Capello has won six Italian league titles, four with AC Milan, one with Roma and one with Juventus.

He led AC Milan to Champions League success in 1994 and three years later he won the Spanish league title with Real Madrid in his one and only season there.