First, Chelsea fired manager Roberto Di Matteo after he stumbled in the Champions League.
The crocodile tears for Roberto Di Matteo are nothing less than indulgent and disingenuous.
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Another former Chelsea player, Roberto Di Matteo could also be a possibility for the job.
The first was a partnership with Matteo, a Los Angeles-based linens and bedding company.
Few would have anticipated that scenario when he inherited the role following Roberto Di Matteo's departure.
"It will be exciting to play Barcelona again, " said Roberto Di Matteo, Chelsea's interim head coach.
Runner-up Cuba's Jorge Valcarcel, and third-placed Matteo Galvan of Italy, both ran personal bests.
Irvine opted against leaving Deepdale for the Hawthorns, with WBA subsequently appointing Di Matteo.
Realised by Italian architect and designer Matteo Thun, SIDE Hotel is built around a prism-shaped central atrium.
Guan's group, which included Crenshaw and Matteo Manassero, was declared out of position on the 10th hole.
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Guan and his playing partners, Ben Crenshaw and Matteo Manassero, never held up the group behind them.
No wonder Roman Abramovich took so long to announce Di Matteo had been signed as the permanent manager!
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Di Matteo has since been appointed Chelsea's permanent boss, while Villas-Boas has swapped one London club for another.
But due to a poor showing in the UEFA Champions League this fall, Di Matteo had to go.
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Wenger's disappointment afforded a pointed contrast with the quiet satisfaction of his West Brom counterpart, Roberto Di Matteo.
That's slightly better than Di Matteo's 52% in his 23 games in charge and his predecessor Andre Villas-Boas's 48%.
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It's at least arguable that Di Matteo would have done the same thing.
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Di Matteo's first game is represents a tricky encounter in a tournament famed for scrappy upstarts and Cinderella stories.
Matteo Soragna gave Italy the lead when he made it 54-52 on a lay-up after a fast break early.
Chelsea are beaten away by West Brom and Andre Villas Boas is fired and replaced by Roberto Di Matteo.
Di Matteo, 39, was in charge at MK Dons for 12 months before succeeding Tony Mowbray at the Hawthorns.
"We have a group of players that have heart, passion and desire, " said Roberto Di Matteo, Chelsea's interim head coach.
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Meanwhile, Matteo Manassero stayed in contention for a second successive European Tour title despite faltering at the Stockholm Masters on Saturday.
Chef Matteo Bergamini will prepare a multi-course dinner paired with a selection of wines from La Querciola Winery in the Barolo region.
The proceeds from contracts are believed to have been channelled to the fugitive head of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, Matteo Messina Denaro.
Woods will play Charles Howell III in his opening round match while defending champion Mahan comes up against Italian teenager Matteo Manassero.
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Nilsson leads by one shot from Italian teenager Matteo Manassero, England's Gary Boyd, and Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee who are all on five-under.
Former Chelsea midfielder Di Matteo took over at The Hawthorns in June 2009 and led the Midlands club to promotion last season.
Di Matteo almost embarrassed James again with a beautifully flighted lob from the wide left that bounced of the top right corner of the post.
Its chairman, Cesare Geronzi, and chief executive, Matteo Arpe, had been locked in a public spat earlier this year over the bank's strategy.
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