5 of the biggest compensation packages ever paid to football managers

Jose Mourinho has received huge compensations after being sacked by Chelsea twice.
Jose Mourinho has received huge compensations after being sacked by Chelsea twice.

#3 Luiz Felipe Scolari - £12.6 million

Chelsea Unveil Luiz Felipe Scolari as Their New Manager
Chelsea Unveil Luiz Felipe Scolari as Their New Manager

A manager who is best remembered for leading Brazil to their record fifth World Cup triumph in 2002, Luiz Felipe Scolari has not been able to match his international success at the club level.

Right now he is the head coach of Brazilian club Palmeiras, but for a brief period of seven months, he was the manager of Premier League club Chelsea, which ended with the World Cup-winning coach being £12.6 million richer.

After his spell with the Seleção, he was approached by Portuguese Football Federation in 2003 and he led the team to a second spot in the EURO 2004, where the underdogs Greece prevailed with a 1-0 victory.

When he joined Chelsea in the summer of 2008, big things were expected of him by the Stamford Bridge faithful, but the team's performance under him failed to impress the trigger-happy Abramovich, who sacked him even before he could complete a single season in England.

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