Thomas Tuchel 'was sacked by Chelsea for off-field reasons and because the players lost respect for him' - according to an email from his ex-wife.
The revelation came in a hearing at Munich's district court following the split between Tuchel, 49, and his wife Sissi, 51, last year after 13 years of marriage.
German newspaper Bild report that Sissi, a former journalist for Suddeutsche Zeitung, received a call from England in which she was given the alleged reasons for his Chelsea sacking in September last year.
She was apparently told the Chelsea players had lost respect for the manager who led them to Champions League success in 2021. Mysterious 'off-field reasons' were also cited.
The reasons were put down in an email and Tuchel wanted to use a temporary injunction to prevent Sissi disclosing the content of the message, Bild said.
At the time, differences of opinion between Tuchel and the new Chelsea ownership led by Todd Boehly, as well as poor results on the pitch, were given as the reasons for his dismissal.
Bild said they were unable to publish the wording of some of the claims in the email for legal reasons and neither Tuchel, who didn't attend the heading, or his ex-wife, who did, wished to comment.
The pair married in 2009 and had two daughters together. The Mail on Sunday revealed in April last year that the couple had split with Sissi beginning divorce proceedings.
The presiding judge said the Munich hearing was held behind closed doors 'because the highly personal area of life is touched on and the truthfulness of the statements is also disputed.'
Tuchel has not taken another managerial job in football since his sacking. He won 60 of his 100 games in charge of Chelsea, leading them to Champions League success when they defeated Manchester City 1-0 in Porto.
The Blues also won the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup under his command, as well as losing two FA Cup finals.
Tuhcdirsu
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We don't care about his marital issues here. What we know is that, he is a good coach.
Ksm_city
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Fear women, even your wives 🫣
Ayorinde07
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meanwhile where in London since last week 😂 only legend will understand the pic very well
WaZoBiaBoy
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Happy birthday to the pride of London. England finest. The Jagaban of Europe. Ladies and gentlemen "Chelsea football club" is 118 yrs today. Blues worldwide let's gather here and celebrate our heritage. Started in 1905 by Gus Mears. In 1982 bought by Ken Bates. Then came the greatest club owner of all time in 2003 Roman Abrahamovic. 2022 till present owned by Boehly and Co. Chelsea has 6 premier league titles, 8 FA cup, 5 league cup, 5 community shield, 2 Uefa champions league, 2 Uefa Europa league, 2 Uefa super cup, 1 club world cup and a few more titles. Chelsea football club. My club my life for ever. One love blues! Happy birthday once again.
Iffy106
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What Arsenal, PSG and Man City can not do in so many years TT can do it in few months with Chelsea
michealbbaaale
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here Champion 's league is loading
yetbeipsy
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stop that nonsense I can never love potter over Thomas tuchel
lezbdiops
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I do not believe a word of this article. TT was a respected coach by everyone (players included) TT was the PRO of Chelsea during the turmoil when Chelsea was in deep waters. When the players were unsure about Chelsea's future he was their mentor. He was the one who let them believe that every dark cloud has a silver lining. When Todd take over Chelsea he took a team which has start seeing the bright future. This was because of Sir TT. Every pre match interviews TT never utter any negativity. He was the HERO. Thank you TT.