Chelsea sacks Antonio Conte after two years in charge.

Antonio conte

The 48-year-old Italian coach, who returned to pre-season training this week, had one year remaining on his contract.

Conte won the Premier League in his first season and the FA Cup in May, but the team finished fifth in the league last season, missing out on Champions League qualification.

Antonio Conte's Chelsea record

• Conte's 30 league wins in the 2016-17 
• campaign was a record until Manchester City produced 32 in 2017-18.
• He set a club record 13 consecutive league victories.
• His league win percentage of 67.1% is better than Sir Alex Ferguson's 65.2% and only bettered by Pep Guardiola's 72.8% in the Premier League.
• He averaged 2.14 points per game in the league. Only Ferguson (2.16) and Guardiola (2.34) have averaged more in the competition's history
• He won 69 and drew 20 of his 106 games in charge of the club
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