Luiz Felipe Scolari has been sacked as Chelsea manager, the club announced this afternoon.
A statement on the club's official website revealed the move had been made "to maintain a challenge for the trophies we are still competing for".
Brazilian Scolari was appointed last summer as the replacement for Avram Grant.
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