Jose Mourinho Sacked by Chelsea After Premier League Loss to Leicester City

Apparently the 'Special One' isn't exempt from a good firing. On Thursday, Jose Mourinho and Chelsea Football Club "mutually" parted ways, ending the Portuguese manager's second spell in charge of the London club. After a loss to Leicester City over the weekend, intense discussions over Mourinho's position at the club took place on Tuesday and Wednesday. Following the club's decision to go a different direction, they released this statement:

"Chelsea Football Club and Jose Mourinho have today parted company by mutual consent

All at Chelsea thank Jose for his immense contribution since he returned as manager in the summer of 2013.

His three league titles, FA Cup, Community Shield and three league Cup wins over two spells make him the most successful manager in our 110-year history. But both Jose and the board agreed results have not been good enough this season and believe it is in the best interests of both parties to go our separate ways.

The club wishes to make clear Jose leaves us on good terms and will always remain a much-loved, respected and significant figure at Chelsea. His legacy at Stamford Bridge and in England has long been guaranteed and he will always be warmly welcomed back to Stamford Bridge.

The club's focus is now on ensuring our talented squad reaches its potential.

There will be no further comment until a new appointment is made."

Mourinho returned to Chelsea in 2013 after successful stints with footballing giants, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. He enjoyed immediate success upon his return to english football, winning the Premier League last season. However, his start to the 2015-16 campaign couldn't have gone much worse.

The club began the year losing 3 of it's first 5 league matches, which equaled the total number of defeats they suffered all of last year, that according to Bleacher Report. Monday night's 1-2 loss to Leicester City gave them their ninth defeat of the season, putting the club in 16th place in the league standings, just a single point ahead of the relegation zone.