Fabio Capello: My relationship with former England captain Rio Ferdinand is resolved

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England manager Fabio Capello has revealed that he has resolved the issues he had with Rio Ferdinand in a one-to-one discussion with the former skipper on Tuesday.

Ferdinand is expected to return to the England side against Switzerland on Saturday for the first time since losing his position as captain and although Capello received widespread criticism for his handling of the situation, he insists the pair have now resolved their differences.

The Italian told reporters: “My relationship with Rio is all resolved.

“I spoke with him on Tuesday, one-to-one. I explained my decision and he told me what he thought. At the end we shook hands.

“There are no problems for him, with me or John Terry.”

Despite the Three Lions beating Switzerland 3-1 last September, Capello is expecting a tough challenge when the two teams clash once again in Euro 2012 qualifying.

“This is a really dangerous game,” he added.

“We need to remember that Switzerland have six players from Serie A, two or three from Germany, two more from England. Also, they need to win.

“But we need to win too because we are only top because we have scored more goals than Montenegro.”