Carlo Ancelotti will now longer be the manager of 2011 English Premier League runners-up Chelsea next season.

Ancelotti left his post less than two hours after Sunday’s final Barclays Premier League match of the season at Everton, which the Blues lost 1-0. That saw the Blues finish second, level on points with Manchester City.

That heralded the end of their worst season since Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003, with Ancelotti failing to win a trophy in what was his second year at the helm.

A year ago he led Chelsea to the Barclays Premier League and FA Cup Double but he was unable to replicate that success this season and paid the price for a Champions League exit to Manchester United who also pipped them to the title.

A statement on the club website yesterday confirmed: “Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Carlo Ancelotti parted company with the club today (Sunday, 22 May).

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Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti feels that Sir Alex Ferguson‘s 5-match ban from the sideline by the FA might be a bit harsh.

The Manchester United manager was hit with the penalty and a £30,000 fine following his outspoken attack on referee Martin Atkinson in the wake of their defeat at Stamford Bridge last month.

However, his Blues counterpart feels that the punishment is too severe and does not understand what the governing body is hoping to achieve.

“I think that, my opinion, is that Ferguson has always had good behaviour and I think five games now is too much,” he said.

“There is no reason he has to be out for five matches and I do not think that can change their strength and the power of Manchester United.”

He added: “I know what he said after the game. Obviously it was not good behavior but five games is too much.”

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Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti denied rumours that he is thinking of quitting the Premier League club.

Speculation over the Italian’s future at Stamford Bridge intensified after a third defeat in four games on Saturday.

The Blues lost 1-0 at Birmingham, and afterwards Ancelotti admitted he was not in total control at Chelsea.

But speaking before Tuesday’s Champions League game against MSK Zilina, he said: “These rumours are untrue. I’ve no idea where they’ve come from.”

Reports on Monday also suggested that Ancelotti, who took over as Chelsea boss in June 2009 and has one and-a-half years remaining on his current contract, had consulted the League Managers’ Association about his position.

However, he cleared that matter up by saying: “I didn’t call the LMA. They called me last night [Sunday] when I was relaxing at home, just to find out what was going on.

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If Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney decides to leave the Red Devils, Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti would be keen to sign him.

Rooney, 24, has been on the front and back pages of many English newspapers after news emerged that he has broken off contract talks at Old Trafford and, with his current deal due to expire at the end of next season, it is claimed United could be ready to cash in.

Sir Alex Ferguson is to face questioning on the subject at his press conference on Tuesday, having refused to field questions during Monday’s conference to promote the relationship between the club and Unicef.

Ancelotti, though, has said that Chelsea would be eager to take advantage of the situation should Rooney decide to depart.

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Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says Ashley Cole will stay at the English Premier League Club next season.

Ancelotti told Chelsea’s website that Cole “will be an important player for us next season. One hundred percent.”

The Italian was responding to speculation linking the England left back with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer, Media reports have claimed Cole is a target for Spanish side Real Madrid, whose new coach Jose Mourinho used to manage the defender at Chelsea.

Ancelotti, who won the Premier League and FA Cup double with Chelsea last season, also said he would not be looking to add another striker to his squad for the new campaign.

Liverpool’s Spain international Fernando Torres has been linked with a move to Chelsea.

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Carlo Ancelotti says he will still be Chelsea manager next season even if he fails to win a title with the club this year.

Chelsea is still in contention for the Premier League and FA Cup but has been eliminated from the Champions League and has slipped to third in the English standings after taking just four points from three games.

Ancelotti acknowledged after last week’s 1-0 loss to Inter Milan that he was under pressure but told Italian newspaper La Stampa that the Blues will do well in the remainder of the season.

Even so, Ancelotti says his “future will definitely be at Chelsea next year independent of results.”

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Chelsea extended Carlo Ancelotti‘s 100% winning record by beating Sunderland 3 – 1 at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday night.

On Saturday, a miscued Didier Drogba cross deep into injury time dipped into the net to give Ancelotti’s side a narrow 2-1 home win against Hull City after the Blues had fallen behind.

The west London club found themselves in trouble again at the Stadium of Light as record signing Darren Bent gave Sunderland an early lead.

But thereafter it was all Chelsea as Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard from the spot and Deco produced second-half goals that eased the visitors to a deserved victory.

Having themselves won on the opening day – 1-0 at Bolton – Sunderland were reminded of the class gap in this league.

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