Fabio Capello sensationally quit the England manager’s job tonight after a jury paved the way for Harry Redknapp to become his successor.

Capello resigned as England manager after a row with the Football Association for stripping John Terry of the team’s captaincy.

Just hours earlier, bookmakers slashed odds on Redknapp replacing the Italian in the post after he was acquitted of tax fraud.

The Tottenham Hotspur boss described his bung slur “nightmare” after Southwark Crown Court jurors cleared him of tax dodging on £189,000 in a Monaco account.

Capello’s decision was announced after crisis talks with FA chairman David Bernstein and general secretary Alex Horne at Wembley.

An FA statement said: “The Football Association can confirm that Fabio Capello has today resigned as England manager.”

Redknapp has yet to say whether he would take the job but has long been tipped as the most likely successor.

The FA will hold a press conference at noon tomorrow with the chiefs under pressure to make a hasty replacement before the European Championships.