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The World's Game (According To Us): Scolari hits a rough patch with Chelsea

By Austin Kelley

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Remember the plot of Hoosiers? A down-and-out coach, played by Gene Hackman, finds a chance for redemption with a small-town team in Indiana. Well, this year, English soccer club Chelsea has a coach that looks just like Gene Hackman. But that's where the similarities to the film end. Chelsea is instead the story of a rich London team hiring a big-time manager and doing quite well—just not quite as well as they hoped. It's not exactly Hollywood, but it has its own drama. The manager, ...

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