Capello makes peace with Rio

Fabio Capello revealed that he has finally held clear-the-air talks with Rio Ferdinand over his decision to strip the Man. United defender of the England captaincy.

Capello caused a storm in March when he failed to speak to Ferdinand to inform him of his surprise move to give the skipper’s armband back to John Terry.

The England coach endured a barrage of criticism for his careless handling of a delicate situation.

Ferdinand missed the first two matches after his demotion due to injury, but the centre-half is back in Capello’s squad for their Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley today, giving the Italian a chance to make peace with one of his key players at last.

Capello met Ferdinand at the team’s plush Grove Hotel on Tuesday and insisted an amicable discussion ended with a handshake.

“I spoke especially with him on Tuesday in the evening. I told him what really happened when I decided to make the decision to give the armband to John Terry,” Capello said.

“He told me what he thought in this period and at the end we shook hands and the relationship is fantastic.”