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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChelsea’s head coach Liam Rosenior leaves the field after the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Manchester United in London, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has not been a decision the club has taken lightly, however recent results and performances have fallen below the necessary standards with still so much more to play for this season,\u201d Chelsea said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The team that won the Club World Cup last year now looks likely to miss out on next season\u2019s Champions League. That would mean a huge financial hit for a club that has spent billions of dollars under U.S. owners Clearlake Capital and Todd Boehly.<\/p>\n
The five-game losing streak is its worst since 1912 \u2014 the same year the Titanic sank.<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s 3-0 defeat to Brighton proved the last straw for Rosenior, an inexperienced coach at the highest level who was hired from Chelsea\u2019s sister club Strasbourg in January. It was a seventh loss in eight games in all competitions.<\/p>\n
Chelsea has won one of its last nine in the league, is seventh in the standings and seven points adrift of the top five, who all qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n
Rosenior, 41, turned on his players following the Brighton match, saying the performance was \u201cindefensible\u201d and that \u201csomething needs to change drastically.\u201d<\/p>\n
The club\u2019s hierarchy clearly agreed, despite saying Rosenior had \u201calways conducted himself with the highest integrity and professionalism\u201d.<\/p>\n
Rosenior replaced Club World Cup-winning coach Enzo Maresca in January and only took charge of 23 games.<\/p>\n
He started impressively with a run of six wins in seven games, but things unravelled quickly in recent weeks, including elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n
His tenure was brought to an end despite Chelsea preparing for its FA Cup semifinal against Leeds on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Rosenior becomes the fifth permanent manager to lose his job since Clearlake and Boehly bought one of English soccer\u2019s most storied clubs in 2022. Now the search is on for a sixth to try to bring sustained success.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the club works to bring stability to the head coach position, we will undertake a process of self-reflection to make the right long-term appointment,\u201d Chelsea said.<\/p>\n
Rosenior\u2019s departure comes after fans of the two-time Champions League winner and six-time English champion began to protest against the U.S. owners.<\/p>\n
While there have been trophies, the Club World Cup and Europa Conference League last season, this could be the third campaign out of four in which it has failed to qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n
Under former owner Roman Abramovich, Chelsea was one of the most dominant teams in Europe, winning a full set of trophies, including two Champions Leagues and five Premier League titles.<\/p>\n
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