Jose Mourinho was named as manager of Chelsea on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation that the former Porto coach was joining the premier league club.Mourinho, who led the Portuguese side to victory in last week’s Champions League final, has signed a three-year contract with Chelsea, who fired Claudio Ranieri as coach on Monday. “Chelsea represents a fantastic challenge for me,” the 41-year-old Mourinho told a news conference.“It is a great club with a world-class squad of players. The plans and ambitions for Chelsea excite me and I am sure they will do the same for the fans whose incredible support I have already witnessed. The English Premiership is recognised as the best league in the world and I’m really excited about the prospect of competing week in and week out at the highest level in England as well as in Europe.”
