REVEALED: The HUGE amount Jose Mourinho has earned in his career just from being SACKED after his dismissal by Roma

Jose Mourinho has been sacked for the sixth time in his career after being dismissed by Roma on Tuesday.

The 60-year-old was axed by the Italian side after a disappointing season that has left Roma languishing in ninth in Serie A.

Mourinho's contract at Roma had been due to expire at the end of the current campaign and he was thought to have asked for a new deal.

But they have decided to part ways with the Portuguese, who had been sacked five times before his latest dismissal.

Mourinho is believed to have earned around £80million just from being laid off by clubs in his career.

Chelsea have paid him more than £26m alone, with Mourinho having pocketed £18m when he was sacked at Stamford Bridge in 2007 and £8.3m following his second dismissal in 2015.

He was also given a £17m pay-off by Real Madrid and nearly £20m by Manchester United when he was binned in December 2018 - just months after he had signed a new two-year contract through to 2020.

An ill-fated 17-month stint at Tottenham also ended in the sack and a healthy £15m in compensation. He had another two years to run on his deal at Spurs when he was shown the door.

His payout from Roma is only likely to be around £3m, given he was out of contract at the end of the season.

His final game in charge was Sunday's 3-1 defeat to AC Milan - which a suspended Mourinho had to watch from the stands - meaning the Stadio Olympico-based outfit had won just one of their past six league games.

In total, Roma have won just eight of their 20 matches in Serie A this season and sit behind the likes of Lazio, Bologna, Atalanta and Fiorentina in the race for European qualification.

In a statement, Roma owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin said: 'We would like to thank José on behalf of all of us at AS