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'That was the worst thing anyone had ever done to me': Ex-Chelsea boss Ruud Gullit opens up on being betrayed by 'close friend' and coach Gwyn Williams, who took him to play golf while club prepared to sack him

Ruud Gullit has lifted the lid on his shock sacking by Chelsea - and revealed why he still hasn't forgiven one his former coaches for the role he played in his departure.

The Dutchman arrived at Stamford Bridge as player 25 years ago, signing for Glenn Hoddle's side on a free transfer after a glittering spell in Italy with AC Milan and two years at Sampdoria.

Gullit, who has written a BBC column remembering his time with the Blues, was one of the first big name foreign stars to arrive in the English top-flight, but he would spend just a year as player after being thrust into a player-manager role when Hoddle left to take the England job in 1996.