Fabio Capello has demanded that the Capello Index be removed from the internet after insisting he had not seen or approved of the controversial rankings.

The England manager declared himself "angry" after the ratings were published in his name without his permission. "I did not authorise this and am angry the index was published," Capello said in a statement released to Press Association Sport.

The rankings first appeared on the internet this morning, and were not kind to the England players after they were knocked out in the last 16 of the World Cup, losing 4-1 to Germany.

The Football Association released a statement this afternoon saying the rankings had not been approved.

"A spokesman from the FA said that the index ratings had not been seen or approved by Mr Capello, were published without his knowledge and that his representatives have taken immediate steps to have the material taken down," the statement said.

Capello had originally launched the rating system – where individual players are rated in accordance with a list of criteria designed by the England manager – before the World Cup but its implementation was postponed as it was felt the ratings would attract undue attention to the players during the tournament in South Africa.