Jose Mourinho leaves Chelsea, reason undisclosed

Jose Mourinho quits, the manager of Chelsea has surprisingly left the football club, reason for the decision has not yet been given.

Jose Mourinho leaves Chelsea, reason undisclosed After a 1-1 draw against Rosenborg, another blow to Chelsea came today in the form of the resignation of manager Jose Mourinho. The 4-season manager of the Blues has agreed to part ways with the club by mutual consent, but the exact reason for the Mourinho's decision was not officially given to the media. It became known that Jose Mourinho has sent text messages to the senior players of Chelsea informing them of his departure.

In 2005 Mourinho signed a five-year deal with Chelsea and early this year he waived rumours of an that he would leave Stamford Bridge in the summer.

After signing with Chelsea in 2004, Jose Mourinho led the team to two consecutive Premiership titles. Last season they finished runners-up to Manchester United but won both the FA Cup and Carling Cup. His career with Chelsea got Mourinho voted as Premiership manager of the year in 2005 and 2006. But this football season Chelsea is sitting fifth on the Premiership table, and once a favorite to win the Premiership title, Chelsea is currently listed with odds 5/2 to win Barclays Premier League 07/08 by Bet365.

Published on 09/19/2007