In recent days, it was known that Michael O'Neill was not going to be in charge of Northern Ireland for the Euro 2020 play-offs.
His surprising departure will see the coach miss out on a juicy bonus which he could have achieved if they beat Bosnia in the play-off.
'Daily Mail' said it was 500,000 pounds. Michael O'Neill can no longer get this amount.
The coach was combining his role as Stoke City boss with that of Northern Ireland manager until this Wednesday.