The departure of Strasbourg coach Liam Rosenior to take over as Chelsea manager has exposed the harsh realities of multi-club ownership, which is gaining ground across the world but causing discord between supporters and teams.

Strasbourg face pitfalls of multi-club system as Chelsea take Rosenior

Chelsea confirmed on Tuesday that the little-known Liam Rosenior will be their new head coach on a six-year deal, replacing Enzo Maresca.

Chelsea appoint inexperienced Rosenior as new boss

Liam Rosenior will hold a press conference at his French club Strasbourg on Tuesday, the Ligue 1 side announced, despite being in negotiations to become Chelsea's next manager.

Strasbourg coach Rosenior set for press conference amid Chelsea links

Liam Rosenior is a little-known English coach who looks certain to be thrust into a fierce spotlight as Chelsea's new manager.

Little-known Rosenior set for surprise chance at Chelsea

Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior is not ruling out the possibility of replacing Enzo Maresca at Chelsea, with the 41-year-old saying on Friday that he could not guarantee he will remain at the French club until the end of the season.

Strasbourg's Rosenior does not rule out replacing Maresca at Chelsea

Enzo Maresca has left his role as Chelsea head coach after 18 months in charge, the Premier League club announced Thursday.

Coach Maresca leaves Chelsea after just 18 months in charge

Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca has said over and over again that his players need to work out how to control games - and judging from Tuesday's chaotic 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in the Premier League, they still have a lot of learning to do.

Chelsea pay the price for losing control again

Arsenal snapped Aston Villa's 11-game winning run with a dominant 4-1 win to open up a five-point Premier League lead as Chelsea and Manchester United wasted the chance to climb into the top four.

Arsenal end Villa winning run; Man Utd, Chelsea stumble

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