Napoli have sacked Carlo Ancelotti as manager, less than three hours after he guided them into the Champions League knockout stages.
The Serie A club had not won in nine games in all competitions, until Tuesday’s 4-0 win at home to Genk.
Ancelotti was in his second season in charge of Napoli, but they are seventh in the league over the poor run.
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Last month, the Italian and Napoli players were involved in a high profile dispute with club president, Aurelio de Laurentiis.
De Laurentiis ordered the team to attend a week-long training camp, but Ancelotti and his players instead all returned home.
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Ancelotti, who won the Premier League and FA Cup Double with Chelsea in 2009/10, has been linked with the vacant manager’s jobs at Arsenal and Everton.
He is one of only three managers to win three European Cups/Champions Leagues, along with Liverpool legend, Bob Paisley, and current Real Madrid boss, Zinedine Zidane.
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Ancelotti won two Champions League titles with AC Milan, and one with Real Madrid, as well as domestic titles with Milan, Chelsea, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich.
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