With Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger having succumbed to fan pressure to resign, Goal takes a look at other icons that didn't know when to walk away
Getty ImagesSilvio Berlusconi
The media mogul didn't just save AC Milan from bankruptcy in 1986, he also funded the creation of arguably the finest club side the game has ever seen, one which won back-to-back European Cups under Arrigo Sacchi.
The Rossoneri conquered the continent five times in total during Berlusconi's 30-year reign, as well as claiming eight Scudetti. However, the funds started to dry up after the 2011 title triumph, resulting in a five-year trophy drought.
Consequently, he decided to walk away in August 2016, revealing, "The sale was a painful decision but a necessary one." Most Milan fans agreed.
AdvertisementGettyBrian Clough
One of the greatest and most colourful managers the English game has ever known, Brian Clough performed a footballing miracle in transforming Nottingham Forest from Division Two strugglers into the champions of Europe in just four years.
However, his remarkable spell at the City Ground ended in ignominy in 1993, with the former England international – by this point displaying visible effects of his long-running battle with alcoholism – resigning after Forest's relegation from the Premier League.
Still, Ol Big Head's cheeky sense of self-worth remained happily unaffected, "Nottingham's river Trent is lovely; I know, because I've walked on it for 18 years."
Johann Cruyff
There is no more influential figure in the history of football than Johann Cruyff, who revolutionised the game, first as a player and then as a coach. Barcelona would not the club it is today were it not for Cruyff.
It is a shame, then, that after creating 'The Dream Team', who won four successive Liga titles and, more importantly, the Blaugrana's first European Cup, he left Camp Nou in such acrimonious circumstances.
After enduring two trophyless seasons, Cruyff's relationship with Josep Lluis Nunez completely broke down and he was informed of his dismissal by vice president Joan Gaspart. Cruyff reacted furiously, labelling Gaspart "a Judas" before the two came to blows.
Getty ImagesVicente Del Bosque
Under Vicente Del Bosque, Spain won their first World Cup, in 2010, before becoming the first nation to retain the European Championship trophy two years later.
However, La Roja's bid to claim a fourth major title in a row collapsed in Brazil in 2014, with the reigning champions suffering a shocking first-round exit.
Del Bosque offered to stand down but the two-time Champions League winner was persuaded into continuing by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
The former Real Madrid boss would come to regret that decision, though, with Spain suffering a tame last-16 elimination at Euro 2016 by Italy, after Del Bosque had been completely out-thought by Azzurri counterpart Antonio Conte.