• 'I thought it fair that he keeps the captain's armband'
• Manager tells RAI he informed FA chairman of his opinion

Fabio Capello has expressed disapproval of the FA's decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy. He told Italy's state broadcaster RAI on Sunday that he "absolutely" does not agree with the FA chairman David Bernstein's decision.

"I spoke with the chairman and I told him that I don't think someone can be punished until it becomes official," Capello said, adding that it is "going to be civil justice, not sports justice, to decide if John Terry committed that crime.

"I thought it fair that John Terry keeps the captain's armband."

Terry was removed as captain on Friday. His racial abuse trial will be held after the European Championship. He denies the allegation of racial abuse.

• New England Patriots vs New York Giants
• Live coverage of build up to Super Bowl 2012 in Indianapolis
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• Share your thoughts via Twitter: @Busfield
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QB rivalries: Today's match up pitches Eli Manning vs Tom Brady. But another quarterback is tied into this story: Peyton Manning, Eli's older brother, Brady's rival, and the usual QB in Lucas Oil Stadium. Here's a secret glimpse with Peyton's phone call to Tom Brady:

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Cheaper in the press room: Paolo, having been complaining about the Lucas Oil Stadium Beer and a Dog prices, shares this: "Contents of the official press lunchbox. Looks healthier than usual #sb46 @Busfield http://pic.twitter.com/W18q8D6M"

Anxious of Brooklyn: My colleague David Lengel emails from his (lucky) sofa in Brooklyn: "I swear to god I'm gonna freak out. So calm for two weeks. At 415 it ended. Fuck!!!!!! And my dad isnt even here yet."

His tweets confirm the meltdown:

Anything but a blowout. No blowout. No blowout

The nerves are here. That means cooking with 郫县豆瓣酱.

This is the first time in two weeks I've felt it, it's coming all at once.

Some pre-game reading:

The predictions from the Guardian's team

NYT's Mike Tanier's preview

How the teams line up

The astonishing family story of Mathias Kiwanuka by Sam Borden

One of my favorites: debunking the Science of Super Bowl-ology

Jean-Paul Pelosi's How to beat Tom Brady

Please let us know if you have read any great Super Bowl content and share via email to steve.busfield@guardiannews.com or via Twitter to @Busfield

Two hours to go: Paolo is in the stadium:

View from my seat at #sb46 @Busfield http://pic.twitter.com/XE7AMjwG

Another email: William Gross joins the applause for Indy: "I spent a day in Indianapolis several years ago; it's literally a city out in the middle of nowhere. The steaks are very good in "Indy" though, one of the best porterhouse-cut steaks I've ever eaten. Their football team isn't half bad either (except for this year anyway)!"

Shaq: Shaquille O'Neal is in Indianapolis and here's his must-see appearance on Jimmy Fallon's show:

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A message from the Mayors: Mayors Bloomberg and Menino have this to say:

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Predictions: There's still time to share your predictions on our special Super Bowl 2012 NFL Talkboard. For the record, three of our writers picked the Giants, two the Pats.

Dog and a beer: Paolo, who has been to a few Super Bowls, says: "Indy has been a fantastic host city. Compact downtown great for fans - no need for cars. Super Bowl village packed again today"

However, he also tweets:

"How much does a Super Bowl beer cost? $11. Cheeseburger + fries $14, hot dog $8 #sb46 @Busfield http://pic.twitter.com/ccCBc5yq"

An email: Jeffrey Perlman writes: "First, I'm an American who viewed all 45 of them. Now, once again, we here have the opportunity to take our attention from the perils that matter; to something that will be completely forgotten by Tuesday. Is this game important even to us fans? Only for a bit. But that bit offers the opportunity for escapism, and I guess that's the real meaning of this "Bread and Circus" fest."

Fear and wonder, Jeffrey.

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Outside the stadium: Paolo shares the sights and scenes in Indianapolis:

Looking good in the sunshine, Lucas Oil Stadium @Busfield #sb46 http://pic.twitter.com/hkrkENzT

Lady from StubHub just told us cheapest #sb46 tickets now going for $1300 (price falling near kickoff)

Dilemma for this guy: if his team wins, he has to buy a new jacket http://pic.twitter.com/vE0nqGDZ

The 95ft high, 800ft long zip line in Indy's Super Bowl Village - as popular today as it has been all week http://pic.twitter.com/XP8QWOw1

They may not be playing today in #sb46 but Indianapolis Colts win hands down in the fan vehicle department http://pic.twitter.com/IQrl1YxO @Busfield

Preview: Here's Paolo's game day preview:

This game also pits the Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, against the Giants' Eli Manning. Brady has contested one of the great rivalries of the past decade with Eli's older brother, Peyton. As the two stand-out quarterbacks of their generation, Brady and Peyton Manning have won four Super Bowls and six NFL Most Valuable Player awards between them. On Sunday Brady takes on Eli at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, the home of the Colts: Peyton's team.

Brady's presence alone would have made this a compelling event, as he seeks to join his childhood hero, Joe Montana, as well as the former Pittsburgh Steeler Terry Bradshaw, as quarterbacks who have won four Super Bowls. Brady is not just an athlete but a global star, married to the Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen and a favourite of celebrity lifestyle magazines. He models Ugg boots and recently moved in to a $20m (£12.6m) property in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

A legitimate A-lister, in other words. Even Madonna, performing in the half-time show, has had her say on the email from Bundchen – published in the New York Post – asking her friends and family to "join me on this positive chain and pray for [Brady], so he can feel confident, healthy and strong". "Bless her. That's great," said the singer. "She's a good wife."

Continued here.

Some team news: Paolo Bandini in Indianapolis writes:

The New England Patriots released the wide receiver Tiquan Underwood on Saturday – just one day before Super Bowl XLVI. Underwood has been participating in practice and media activities all week with his team in Indianapolis ahead of Sunday's NFL championship game against the New York Giants, but was released last night so that the team could promote the defensive end Alex Silvestro from the practice squad.

Although the receiver was unlikely to play a major part in Sunday's game – having caught just three passes all season and twice been cut – before being re-signed – by the Patriots already this season, the timing seemed cruel on a player whose commitment to the team was such that he had their logo shaved into his hair ahead of the game.

Nevertheless, Underwood seemed to handle the news better than many would have expected, tweeting: "I Been Thru A LOT...But There Are Ppl In This World w/ More Serious Problems So I Cant Hang The Head....Thank You Lord #Blessed. Good Luck To The New Enland Organization, The Coaches, & All My Teammates... #PatsNation."

A message from David Baas: This Giant has a special message for you:

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3 hours to go: Welcome to eight hours of rolling coverage of Super Bowl XLVI. There will of course be a live blog of the game from 6pm ET, but in the meantime thrill to all the excitement of Super Bowl day:

• Paolo Bandini will be sharing all the fun in Indianapolis

• The best of the Guardian's big game previews

• The best of the rest of the web

• David Lengel donning his lucky underpants

• Michael Solomon will be reporting on the best of the non-sports Super Bowl action: Madonna's half-time show, the best of the TV ads, Puppy Bowl.

• And much more

So, please share your Super Bowl thoughts via email to steve.busfield@guardiannews.com or via Twitter to @Busfield or in the comments section below.

• United come from 0-3 to draw 3-3 at Stamford Bridge
• 'We fought hard and that point could win us the league'

Wayne Rooney claimed Manchester United's stunning late comeback at Chelsea could have yielded the unlikely point that wins them the Premier League title.

United, already behind to Jonny Evans's own-goal, shipped twice in the opening five minutes of the second half only to recover to 3-3 courtesy of two Rooney penalties – the second controversially awarded against Branislav Ivanovic – and a Javier Hernández header. The draw leaves them two points behind Manchester City at the top, though the boos that rang out on the final whistle reflected Chelsea frustration at the champions' staggering fightback.

"We fought well and that point could win us the league," Rooney said. "A lot of teams would find it easy to put their heads down and accept defeat, but we carried on, worked hard and, thankfully, got something out of the game. We knew if we got one goal back there was enough time to gain something out of the game, so we dug in.

"You can also see it as two points lost – we understand that – but after being 3-0 down all the City players sitting there at home won't have enjoyed watching us [recover], the way we fought back and the spirit of the team. They know it will be a long fight to the end of the season, and we'll be there right to the end."

There was satisfaction from Sir Alex Ferguson at the comeback, for all that the United manager could not disguise irritation that his charges could not prevail against a Chelsea team severely weakened by injury, suspension and international commitments.

"It's not easy to come back like that from three goals down," he said. "We are a far better team than what you saw today but it's still a massive effort from our players. You have to admire the courage and the character of our team because those are the qualities that will definitely give us a fantastic chance in this league. At 3-0 down you say to yourself: 'Damage limitation, let's go home and start again.' But no. They never gave in, kept going and deserved everything they got."

Chelsea had never previously failed to win after enjoying a three-goal advantage in the Premier League and André Villas-Boas pointed accusingly at Howard Webb for the award of Rooney's second penalty as key to surrendering the victory. Ivanovic did not appear to make contact with Danny Welbeck with his initial challenge, only for the England forward to hook his leg around the Serb and tumble to the turf.

The Chelsea manager remains aggrieved at two goals awarded by Phil Dowd to United in their 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford in September. "In both games against United we've had top, top refs, so you expect it to be perfect in terms of refereeing," he said. "But in these two [matches] they have had a direct influence on the result. The second today was very dubious. Too soft … Welbeck's legs collide with Ivanovic.

"I'm not sure if Howard was compensating for anything from the first half but it was the wrong decision. For them to get from 3-1 to 3-2 was immense.

"There's big disappointment with the way it all happened. In top games you expect top refs and, at the moment, it hasn't been happening for us. It didn't happen at Old Trafford with two offside goals and there was a dubious decision today that, in the end, shifted the running of the game."

Villas-Boas suggested the incident for which Webb might have been "compensating" was a foul by the home debutant, Gary Cahill, on Welbeck when he appeared to be wriggling through on goal. Ferguson believed the linesman Darren Cann should have waved for a foul, which might have seen the centre-back dismissed, and was just as aggrieved at the non-award of a spot‑kick for José Bosingwa's perceived foul on Ashley Young.

"They should've had a man sent off," Ferguson said. "Danny Welbeck's clear through, brought down, but nothing, no decision. That linesman, by the way, has given two penalty kicks against us at Old Trafford – from 40 yards away last year against Liverpool and this year against Arsenal – and he can't see that? I don't blame Howard Webb. He needed help in that situation and didn't get it. That assistant referee, who's all too happy to flag at Old Trafford for penalty kicks, didn't give them."

Justine Greening to attend firm's AGM to vote against executive payout – though Labour says she is failing to use full powers

The transport secretary, Justine Greening, is planning to vote against a proposed £20m bonus pool for Network Rail executives. But she was accused by Labour of failing to use her powers to put a stop to the payments.

On Friday, she will attend Network Rail's annual general meeting to vote against a package which could see chief executive Sir David Higgins collect a £340,000 payout in addition to his £560,000 basic salary.

Greening's intervention will put pressure on Network Rail to reduce the bonuses which have been paid annually to executives for many years. The company that operates most of Britain's railway structure has faced criticism over its safety record and poor track conditions.

"I'm going to go to the meeting next Friday, I'm going to vote against them," said Greening on the BBC's Sunday Politics programme. It will be the first time that a minister of state has voted against bonuses at Network Rail.

Despite her vote against the company, she claimed that she would not have the powers to stop the payments from going through. "The governance structure that the last government set up means I can go and vote against it. The problem we have got is that won't actually change the result," she said.

However, Labour is claiming that the Department for Transport has powers over remuneration and incentive schemes thanks to its position as Network Rail's "special member".

Maria Eagle, the shadow transport secretary, said: "Greening is wrong to say that she cannot block these bonuses … It is difficult to see why Network Rail would have felt able to propose this new bonus package without knowing if it had ministerial backing."

Those close to Greening hit back, saying that Labour has misinterpreted company documents. "Justine can't block bonuses, because she has one vote among 80. Labour knows that the government doesn't have a power of veto and when in office repeatedly said that bonuses were an issue for Network Rail and not for government," a source said.

Higgins will also share in a long-term bonus scheme which could be worth up to £15.6m over the next three years for the rail group's six executive directors. The six will also earn £2.3m a year in salaries plus a maximum of £4.2m in bonuses.

On the same day that Greening casts her vote, Barclays will announce an estimated £1.7bn bonus pool, some 30% less than last year but a sum that will see staff at its Barclays Capital arm remain among the highest-paid UK workers, earning an average of £210,000 each.

Barclays, one of the world's largest investment banks, is forecast to report profits of £6bn, barely changed on a year ago despite the eurozone crisis.

While the bonus of its chief executive, Bob Diamond, is unlikely to be revealed until March, he could get up to £11m.

The latest round of payouts will fuel the controversy around City pay, which prompted Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive, Stephen Hester, to waive his near-£1m bonus a week ago.

More than 20 MPs have signed a Commons motion saying Network Rail had been "found by the Office of Rail Regulation to be in breach of its licence" and had been responsible for "major asset failures, congested routes and poor management of track condition".

Last week, the company admitted health and safety breaches over the deaths of two teenagers killed at a level crossing in Essex in 2005.

A Network Rail spokesperson said that no decisions have yet been taken on any potential bonuses. "Friday's vote is not on whether directors will receive a bonus but on a proposed scheme, the shape of which is a result of discussions with our regulator. The independent remuneration committee will have full discretion on any decision to award bonuses."

Experts query effect of 20 detectives based at Wapping for internal investigations into hacking and payments to police

The Metropolitan police has a team of up to 20 detectives based at News Corporation's internal investigation unit in Wapping, a move which leading media and human rights lawyers say puts press freedom in jeopardy.

The revelation comes as Sue Akers, the Met's deputy assistant commissioner, returns to the Leveson inquiry to provide further details about the three police inquiries into alleged illegal activity by newspapers: Weeting into phone hacking, Elveden into payments to the police and Tuleta into computer hacking.

The Scotland Yard detectives are working in Wapping alongside the management standards committee (MSC) of News Corp, News International's parent company, and their lawyers Linklaters.

The MSC was set up in July after the phone-hacking scandal and reports directly to News Corp in New York. It is in a building adjacent to News International's newspaper offices in Wapping and the MSC says it is working independently of the Sun, the Times and Sunday Times. Up to 100 people, including lawyers from Britain and the US, as well as computer forensic specialists work at the MSC.

Experts say allowing police into a media company is unprecedented and raises concerns about the protection of journalistic material that, under law, is privileged. In normal circumstances police need a court production order to access any journalistic material.

Geoffrey Robertson QC, a UN judge and leading media and human rights lawyer, said: "Media organisations have a duty to assist police when they investigate serious allegations, but they must take care to protect the rights of their employees, especially the rights of individual journalists – because potentially news sources will not talk to journalists if they cannot trust their company to maintain confidentiality.

"The law gives special protection against police seizure of journalistic material and media corporations should always claim it when press freedom is at stake. The problem when a newspaper company invites the police into its premises is that they can then seize any journalistic material they find, without the public interest protection of having to obtain a court order."

The MSC says it is not sacrificing press freedom for the greater good of News Corp. A spokesman for the MSC said: "These comments show a fundamental misunderstanding of the MSC's work. Great importance is put on the protection of legitimate journalistic privilege. All data is carefully sifted."

The Scotland Yard officers based in the News Corp office occupy a separate room within the same office block.

Sources familiar with their operations said this was being done to achieve a speedy resolution to the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed the organisation and said there was a "hygienic" separation between the detectives and the MSC team.

Mark Stephens, a leading media solicitor said he was "deeply troubled" by the activities of the police and the MSC: "I think any investigative journalists at News International if they have any documents and material which they would not want the police to come across inadvertently ought not to have it in their office or at home – which is a highly unprecedented state of affairs."

Scotland Yard refused to comment. The Yard also refused to comment on an apparent change in arrest tactics in the operations over the last weeks and months. Where before, individuals – including Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks – have been arrested by appointment, the most recent arrests of Sun and News of the World journalists were dawn raids involving eight to 14 officers at each home address.

Robertson said these were inappropriate. "Dawn raids should be used either for dangerous criminals or where there is a real likelihood evidence will be destroyed," he said. "If the police are trying to do this to impress the Leveson inquiry I suspect it will have the opposite effect."

As well as Akers, the Leveson inquiry will hear on Monday from Paul Dacre, the editor in chief of the Daily Mail. He is expected to deliver a powerful defence of his newspaper despite sustained criticism from celebrities and public figures during the inquiry about the paper and other titles.