The Special One Is Out

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has left the Blues, "by mutual consent," effective immediately. The move came one day after Chelsea's disappointing 1-1 home draw in the Champions League against huge underdog Rosenborg, the Norwegian champion.

Just this afternoon, an open letter was posted to the Chelsea team website, saying "José did not resign and he was not sacked. What is clear, though, is we had all reached a point where the relationship between the club and José had broken down."
For a different perspective, ESPN Soccernet has assembled a fun collection of The Special One's sayings.

Full results from the first day of Champs League action are below.

Champions League Results
Game Day 1
(Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 18-19)

Group A
FC Porto 1, Liverpool 1
Marseille 2, Besiktas 0
Group B
Chelsea 1, Rosenborg 1
Schalke 04 0, Valencia 1
Group C
Olympiakos 1, Lazio 1
Real Madrid 2, Werder Bremen 1
Group D
AC Milan 2, Benfica 1
Shakhtar Donetsk 2, Celtic 0
Group E
Barcelona 3, Lyon 0
Rangers 2, VfB Stuttgart 1
Group F
Roma 2, Dynamo Kiev 0
Sporting Lisbon 0, Man Utd 1
Group G
Fenerbahce 1, Inter Milan 0
PSV Eindhoven 2, CSKA Moscow 1
Group H
Arsenal 3, FC Sevilla 0
Slavia Prague 2, Steaua Bucharest 1

Results by Country:
(W-D-L)
Spain: 3-0-1
England: 2-2-0
Italy: 2-1-1
Portugal: 0-1-2
Germany: 0-0-3
France: 1-0-1
Scotland: 1-0-1
Turkey: 1-0-1
Ukraine: 1-0-1
Holland: 1-0-0
Czech: 1-0-0
Norway: 0-1-0
Greece: 0-1-0
Russia: 0-0-1
Romania: 0-0-1