When Jose Mourinho got sacked by Chelsea it proverbially “broke the internet.” If Manchester United do the same with Louis van Gaal it will do the same. Then if United hire Mourinho- BOOM! Social media, news website, blogs etc will all explode.
For the time being, we’ll count down the 10 most popular Chelsea stories of the year. As you would expect Mourinho topped the pop chart.
(And hey, this guy is prepared for Mourinho’s potential job transition. So is this guy below)
Numbers indicate page views count
1. Mourinho admits he may not be Chelsea boss by Sat; sack odds slashed 13,999
2. Radamel Falcao slips in Community Shield; Social media has fun with him 12,119
3. Pedro undergoing Chelsea FC medical; £21m deal agreed 10,718
4. Chelsea FC signing Pedro; will say his goodbyes to Barca on Monday 8,288
5. Chelsea FC loses again; Mourinho, Matic Schadenfreude on Twitter 7,561
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