When we hear in the news that a football team sacked its coach for bad results, people think that the coach lost his salary and his footballing reputation, but what happens is the exact opposite.

Dismissal before the end of the contract may be a source of wealth for the coach, and open coffers of millions of dollars for him.

And the list of the ten coaches who made millions after their dismissal are:

  • Italian Antonio Conte (Chelsea): was sacked in 2018 and earned $33 million.

  • Jose Mourinho (Manchester United): Was sacked in 2018 and earned $25 million.

  • Mourinho (Chelsea): He was sacked in 2007 and earned $23 million.

  • Frenchman Laurent Blanc (Paris Saint-Germain): was sacked in 2016 and earned $22 million.

  • Portuguese Nuno Espirito Santos (Tottenham): sacked in 2021 and earned $18 million.

  • Brazilian Luis Felipe Scolari (Chelsea): was sacked in 2009 and received $17,300,000.

  • Italian Fabio Capello (Russia): Accepted in 2015 and received $17 million.

  • Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham): sacked in 2019 and earned $16 million.

  • Portuguese Andre Villas-Boas (Chelsea): was sacked in 2012 and earned $15 million.

  • Italian Roberto Di Matteo (Chelsea): was sacked in 2012 and earned $14 million.