New Capello probe for allegedly withholding facts

England coach Fabio Capello is being probed by an Italian state prosecutor for allegedly withholding information to a court, a judicial source said on Monday.

The prosecutor intends to bring a case against Capello and former Juventus director Antonio Giraudo after they gave evidence in a trial of six men accused of fostering unfair competition through the use of threats or violence as part of Italy's Gea World sports agency, the source said.

Capello earlier told the Rome court as a witness that he had never dealt with player contracts while in Italy and had never heard of players being put under pressure to sign specific agreements.

Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi, also at the centre of Italy's 2006 match-fixing affair, and Davide Lippi, son of former Italy coach Marcello, are among the defendants.

Capello worked under Moggi at Juventus from 2004-2006 and his time in charge of AS Roma between 1999 and 2004.