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Claudio Ranieri and seven other strange managerial sackings

Here is Pulse Sports' list of some of the most shocking managerial firings to show the Italian that he isn't alone in his predicament.

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Saban Yildirim

In 2011, Turkish coach Saban Yildirim was on a live TV show, participating in a phone-in session where fans of his club Sakayarspor were venting their frustrations with the team, when an unusual call came through amid the emotions.

It was from Sakayarspor board member Cihan Yildiran, and he had called with bad news.

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"Saban humiliated the club, so he is removed."

Live. On. TV.

Vicente Del Bosque

Soft spoken Del Bosque won eight trophies with Real Madrid in the four years between 1998 and 2003. And this collection of silverware included two La Liga titles and two Champions League triumphs.

But at the end of his contract, the Spanish giants decided not to renew his contract.

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In fact, Real Madrid decided they didn't want their decorated coach anymore just a day after he had won the league.

Tragic.

Brian Clough

The outspoken, controversial English tactician Brian Clough is famous for masterminding back to back European titles with the unfancied Nottingham Forest in 1979 and 1980.

But before these heights, though, Clough made his name at Derby County.

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He took charge of the club when they were in the second division and qualified them into the top tier, going on to win the league three years later. And that wasn't all: The season after that surprising league win, he reached the semi final of the European Cup.

But all of this was not enough to get him to stay on in the job, especially as he had an intense feud with club chairman Sam Longson which resulted in his abrupt departure from the club.

Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho arrived in England in 2004 as a freshly baked European Champion. The Porto coach had a powerful aroma that had attracted almost all of Europe's big guns, but the London-based Chelsea, fueled by the cash of billionaire Roman Abramovich, had won him over.

At Stamford Bridge, he lived up to the hype of his own self-inflicted moniker of 'The Special One' by winning Chelsea's first Premier League title in 50 years. He went on to win another league title, an FA Cup and two League Cups, but found himself surprisingly sacked in 2007.

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Carlo Ancelotti

The Italian was sacked by Chelsea at the end of the 2010/11 season, where he placed second, just a season after delivering a domestic double - an achievement that included the club's first league title in four years.

At Real Madrid, too, Ancelotti was sacked after winning four trophies in two years (2013-15) - a run that included the club's revered yet hitherto elusive 10th Champions League title, nicknamed 'La Decima'.

Martin Jol

The Dutch coach had earned the respect and admiration of English football stakeholders after leading Tottenham Hotspurs to two consecutive fifth place finishes, getting the White Hart Lane faithful smelling the Champions League and dreaming of it.

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But after two losses in their opening to the 2007/08 season, Spurs Secretary John Alexander and Director Paul Kemsley were photographed in a hotel in Spain with Spanish tactician Juande Ramos, reportedly to make him a deal behind Jol's back.

It was true - as Ramos later confirmed (he claimed Spurs had made him "a dizzying offer" which he turned down) - although Spurs denied it.

Months later, Jol lost 2-1 to Getafe in the UEFA Cup and was sacked soon after the game. Indeed, before and during the game, news of Jol's sacking had been so widespread that it seemed everyone else knew except him.

He would later confirm that he found out through a text message from his nephew.

Needless to say Juande Ramos eventually replaced him.

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Milovan Rajevac

In June 2016, Milovan Rajevac - the coach famous for taking Ghana to within a whisker of the semi final of the 2010 World Cup - signed on to coach the Algeria national team.

In October, the Serbian was out of the job.

The 62-year-old was in charge for just two games.

Apparently, as reports suggested, the infamous politics of 'player power' undid him: Algeria's national stars didn't like his methods revolted against him, resulting in his mysterious sack.

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