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Fabio Capello has resigned his position as England manager. The FA has named Stuart Pearce as interim manager.
The FA have confirmed Wednesday night that Fabio Capello has resigned as manager of the England national team. Capello expressed, very explicitly, the decision by The FA to strip John Terry of the captaincy while his trial for racial harassment was pending. Capello was not consulted about the decision to remove Terry from the captaincy. Capello and The FA had a meeting about the issue on Wednesday, after which Capello resigned and his resignation was accepted.
Said FA Chairman David Bernstein:
"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. We have accepted Fabio's resignation, agreeing this is the right decision. We would like to thank Fabio for his work with the England team and wish him every success in the future."
England plays in the Euro 2012 championships in June, and will be keen to appoint a permanent manager shortly. No announcement has been made yet about a caretaker manager.
Stuart Pearce Named Interim Manager Of England National Team
Less than a day after Fabio Capello announced his resignation as the England national team manager, The FA have named Stuart Pearce as the interim manager. The 49-year-old Pearce will take charge of the team for their friendly match against the Netherlands on Feb. 29 while the FA looks for a permanent replacement.
Pearce has been the manager of the England U-21 side since 2007 and was the expected choice to take over the team on an interim basis. In addition to his duties as U-21 boss, Pearce will be coaching the Great Britain Olympic team -- a U-23 team with three overage players -- at the London 2012 Olympics. Before taking over as England U-21 manager, Pearce was the manager of Manchester City for two seasons. Pearce played over 1000 professional football matches as a defender during his playing career and represented England 78 times.
This is almost certainly not a case where an interim manager can win himself the job by getting good results during his time at the post. England will be looking for a much more experienced manager to take over the job on a permanent basis.
Feb 09 9:34a by Kevin McCauley - 0 comments