Life and times of former England manager Fabio Capello September 2009 - England qualify for World Cup finals with two games to spare after 5-1 win against Croatia at Wembley maintains a 100 per cent record. October 2009 - Suffers first loss in a qualifying game, 1-0 to Ukraine in Donetsk, when goalkeeper Robert Green is sent off. February 2010 - Strips Terry of captaincy after much-publicised problems in his private life. Confirms Rio Ferdinand as Terry's replacement. May 2010 - Launches the ill-fated Capello Index, a formula for assessing the performances of his players. Widely criticised by media and public alike. May 2010 - Names 23-man World Cup squad, including Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who comes out of retirement, and Ledley King, who is rarely fully fit. Admits he also made an attempt to get Paul Scholes to make himself available, which failed. June 2010 - Confirmed as England manager for the remaining two years of his contract. June 2010 - Presides over disappointing World Cup campaign. Ferdinand injured on first day of training so Steven Gerrard takes over as skipper. Opening draws with the United States and, lamentably, Algeria, when Wayne Rooney condemns England's fans. Terry criticised atmosphere in camp. Beats Slovenia to secure a knockout phase berth. Crushed by Germany in Bloemfontein. FA confirm they are assessing Capello's position. July 2010 - FA conclude their analysis and confirm Capello will remain in his job until after Euro 2012. March 2011 - Re-appoints Terry as skipper claiming the Chelsea man has been punished enough. October 2011 - Despite remaining unbeaten in qualifying, England survive spirited second-half fightback by Montenegro in Podgorica to book their finals place. However, Rooney is sent off and subsequently banned for three games. November 2011 - Final games turn out to be friendly wins over world champions Spain, and Sweden, whom they had not beaten since 1968. Terry captain for latter game, with Capello stating he is "innocent until proven guilty" of racism allegations. December 2011 - Rooney ban reduced to two matches, and one suspended, after Capello tells UEFA appeal he made a mistake not taking the striker off. January 2012 - Disagrees with FA over decision to strip Terry of captaincy. Tells FA chairman David Bernstein in private, then voices his opinions on Italian TV.