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Trinidad & Tobago push for England friendly

FIFA vice-president Jack Warner wants England to play a friendly away to Trinidad and Tobago in June, but the Football Association are unsure.

The English FA will ask Warner to retract his controversial comments about English football before agreeing to the match.

Warner, the head of Caribbean football, wants England to commit to the fixture as part of the Trinidad and Tobago FA's centenary celebrations this year.

The FA are receptive to the idea as it would also help the bid for the 2018 World Cup as Warner, who is special adviser to the Trinidad and Tobago FA, is one of the most influential figures in FIFA.

But they want him to retract his remark last year that "England has never had any impact on world football, England at no time has had the love and support of Europe; for Europe, England is an irritant".

It is understood playing in Trinidad would fit in with Fabio Capello's plans of a match against a testing opponent at the end of May followed by a trip abroad where the England manager can spend some time with the players in a low-pressure environment.

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