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http://www.crunchsports.com/category/Soccer/Rafael-Benitez-sacked-by-Inter-Milan-201012220031/

Rafael Benitez has been sacked by Inter Milan after just six months in the job

The former Liverpool boss is back on Merseyside where he is expected to spend Christmas, with the Italian club expected to confirm the news later on Wednesday.

England coach Fabio Capello and Leonardo are already been linked with the job.

Benitez's dismissal comes just days after he led Inter to the Club World Cup as they beat TP Mazembe 3-0 on Saturday. Following the match, the Spaniard urgied the Serie A side's board to back him, but Inter president Massimo Moratti instead refused to comment on Benitez's future and was seemingly unhappy with his demands.

Speaking after Saturday's win, Benitez said: "There are three possibilities for the club. One, 100% support for the coach and buy four or five players to build a stronger team with competition among the players to be able to carry on winning matches and trophies.

"Two, carry on like this without a project, without planning, and go ahead with one person to blame, for the whole season."

He added: "The third is to speak to my agent to reach an agreement if there is not this support. Simple."

Moratti said the comments "were not suitable for the situation" as Inter celebrated winning their fifth trophy of 2010 and on Monday added: "I prefer not to talk today to avoid the risk of creating controversies."

Mourinho has been in charge since the summer when Jose Mourinho left to join La Liga giants Real Madrid.

But Benitez has failed to deliver anywhere near the same kind of results as Benitez in Serie A, with Inter already 13 points behind league leaders and city rivals AC Milan.

Although Inter have qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League, last month's 3-0 defeat to Werder Bremen did not go down well with Moratti.

Inter won the Serie A title, the Italian Cup and the Champions League last season under Mourinho.

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[SIZE="1"]No! don't go Fabio... Oh that would be awful... [/SIZE]

no surprise at all, he was always compared to mourinho last year.

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its on sky now as well:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11854_6606655,00.html

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There is a rumour here in Liverpool that Benitez is lined up to take over from Mancini as City know that Rafa will be able to get Torres to join him at Eastlands.

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sounds like total bullshit to me.

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God no, that would be the worst thing ever, even though I slated us against Everton, I can see what Bobby is trying to do and get the team to play, some of the stuff we have been playing especially away from home has been superb. Rafa would bring more negativity and would take us backwards. Forza Bobby

don't want Benitez. I don't think he's that great a manager. Ok in europe, but he never came to terms with the Premiership. They should have won the title, but didn't because of his negative tactics.

Don't think he has been sacked yet, nothing on the sky sports website.

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Hopefully very unlikely.

I wonder if Rafa wants to live in the Ribble Valley and get free chickens.

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Lol.

Mourinho said Benitez should thank him for the team he inherited.

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We are City.

I really don't think Rafa's stock is high enough to tempt the owners to sack Mancini on his account.

He's a dick.

dub di dub

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Where now for Rafa?

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We are City.

Steve Mcclown will be joining him soon looking for a new job.

Hopefully neither will be replacing Bobby Manc.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

Can't shake the nightmarish scenario that he's going to end up here.

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Not having it mate..i don't think mansour would get rid of mancino for rafa the gaffer..
Jesus i hope not...


Rafa for blackburn....

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BJWB.1920-31/12/2010.

It's official now.

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Delighted.

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And put on that wig I bought you. No, no, no, no. The reddish-brown one.