Fabio Capello’s reign as England manager came to an end with his resignation on February 8, 2012.

The Football Association’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.

The announcement came following a meeting between FA chiefs and Capello at Wembley Stadium.

Fabio Capello pictured following his resignation
The shock resignation brought to an end to Capello’s four years in charge of England (Steve Parsons/PA)

“This follows a meeting involving FA chairman David Bernstein, FA general secretary Alex Horne and Fabio Capello at Wembley Stadium.

“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.

Capello had told Italian TV that he “absolutely” disagreed with the action against Terry and that set him on a collision course with the FA.

Bernstein said: “I would like to stress that during today’s meeting and throughout his time as England manager, Fabio has conducted himself in an extremely-professional manner.

England manager Fabio Capello (left) speaks to John Terry
Capello (left) had told Italian TV that he ‘absolutely’ disagreed with the action against Terry (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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.