Fabio Capello resigned as England manager on this day in 2012 following a meeting with Football Association chiefs at Wembley Stadium.
The FA’s decision to go over Capello’s head and strip John Terry of the captaincy led to the Italian quitting his £6million-a-year post.
An FA statement read: “The Football Association can confirm that Fabio Capello has today resigned as England manager.
“The discussions focused on the FA board’s decision to remove the England team captaincy from John Terry, and Fabio Capello’s response through an Italian broadcast interview.
“In a meeting for over an hour, Fabio’s resignation was accepted and he will leave the post of England manager with immediate effect.”
The shock resignation brought to an end to Capello’s four years in charge of England – he had been due to step down after that summer’s European Championship.
Roy Hodgson was subsequently appointed Three Lions manager.
