The post of England manager is often called the impossible job which is probably why it nearly always ends in tears. Fabio Capello became the latest victim when he resigned on Wednesday, leaving England with no coach and no captain four months before Euro 2012.
There is usually a crisis before England travels to a major finals but this beats the lot.
There has never been a week like this in English football. In the wake of the Football Association stripping John Terry of the captaincy before his trial for an allegedly racially aggravated public order offense against Anton Ferdinand, which the Chelsea defender denies, Capello quit hours after Harry Redknapp was found not guilty of two charges of tax evasion.