According to The Sun, Carroll claimed that former England manager Fabio Capello once accused him of drinking and sleeping with older women.

Carroll made nine appearances for England. He stated that Capello, now 80, fiercely criticised his off-field behaviour and accused the former striker of sleeping with older women.

In his newly published autobiography, "Owning It," Carroll, 37, recalled two unexpected clashes with Capello.

Carroll, who was playing for Newcastle United at the time, received his first England call-up for a match against France, four months after England's exit from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

However, Carroll failed to gain the approval of the former England manager.

On one occasion, Capello became angry because Carroll was using his phone during a training camp, despite having arrived at the team meeting 15 minutes early.

Carroll wrote: "The manager, Fabio Capello, was a bit mad. I was sitting on the floor looking at my phone, and Capello walked in, came straight towards me, and snatched the phone out of my hand.

"'We're working hard!' he yelled. 'You're so disrespectful, using your phone! Put it away!' With that, he threw the phone at my chest."

Carroll stated that this encounter left him very confused. Teammate Ashley Cole also appeared startled and hid his own phone under his shirt.

In another confrontation, Capello reprimanded Carroll for his off-field behaviour. At the time, Carroll had already gained notoriety for his heavy drinking.

Carroll recalled: "As soon as I walked into this meeting with Capello, he started lecturing me. 'You're always in the media for drinking and sleeping with older women,' he said. 'You need to stop.' 'What?' I said. 'I've never done that.'

"'Yes, you have, you just have. Drinking and sleeping with older women...' That wasn't me at all... I was thinking, 'What is this guy talking about? Who told him I slept with older women? Did he confuse me with a teammate?' In the end, I just had to accept it. 'Okay, fine,' I said. 'It won't happen again...'"

This is the latest revelation from Carroll's autobiography. Previously, the former England striker also recounted being sexually assaulted by a celebrity friend.

Carroll also admitted that when he was young, after being sent home from an England youth team training camp, he was still allowed to travel to Ibiza.

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