Carlo Ancelotti out of Chelsea

Chelsea, in second place of the English Football League announced on Sunday in a statement the dismissal of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, with which the club had achieved a 'double' of Premier League and FA Cup in 2010.

The former AC Milan coach was fired just hours after the last league match of the 'Blues' in the 2010-2011 season, losing to Everton 1-0. Londoners finished nine points behind champions Manchester United.

Ancelotti, 51, had arrived at the team bench in 2009, coming from Milan, and lived a great first year at the helm, though this season has seen very difficult moments.

The team got better in the Premier League at the end, after a serious crisis in mid-season, and came to embarrass Manchester United in the race for the title, but a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford in early May was decisive for the fate of the championship.

In the Champions League, Chelsea also hit against Manchester United in their quarter-final.