Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey looks at the continuing scandal surrounding England boss Fabio Capello and wonders if the fans are being kept in the dark for a reason.

England boss Fabio Capello, the highly successful former Milan and Real Madrid manager, was formally placed under investigation yesterday for perjury regarding his role in the match fixing scandal that rocked Italian football two summers ago.

Juventus were stripped of titles and relegated and other teams, including AC Milan, were docked points, and now Capello's involvement is under scrutiny.

"I never heard of players being put under pressure or about the contract details of the players. As the coach, I was only involved in tactical decisions," Capello told a court in March, reports The Telegraph, but new leads suggest that he was withholding information.

The reason that this should concern England fans is that the maximum sentence for perjury is six years in jail.

Every time his name is brought up in connection to these fresh police enquires Capello's spokesperson and the FA state that the England manager is working in cooperation with the authorities.

However, the fact that his name continues to be mentioned despite the story being brushed aside that they are perhaps hiding something from the malicious British sports press. Italian football has a dark history when it comes to players throwing matches, but officials and managers' involvement marked a worrying new aspect.

An English manager - the England manager being involved with something like this would be unbelievable.

The only problem is if this was anyone else, you would have faith that his employers had checked the situation prior to his appointment to avoid any potential embarrassment and outrage. However, the suits at the FA are not the sharpest bunch and it would perfectly sum up the England of the early 21st century for a scandal like this to sit alongside failure on a monumental scale.

Obviously, the details of Capello's questioning are being kept private, but there is always a nagging doubt. Maybe the England national team will be making the papers this summer after all.