( CNN ) -- Chelsea has rewarded Roberto di Matteo for guiding the English club to its first European Champions League triumph by appointing him as manager on a permanent basis . The Italian , who also guided the London team to English FA Cup glory , has been handed a two-year contract . The former Chelsea midfielder took temporary charge of the team following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas in March , having previously served as the Portuguese 's assistant . `` Chelsea football club is delighted to announce that Roberto Di Matteo has been appointed manager and first-team coach on a permanent basis , '' the four-time English champion 's website reported Wednesday . Di Matteo , who played for Chelsea between 1996 and 2002 , oversaw the team 's dramatic penalty shootout win in European club football 's biggest match in May . `` I 'm obviously delighted to have been appointed as manager and first-team coach , '' the former West Bromwich Albion and MK Dons manager said . `` We all achieved incredible success last season that made history for this great club . Our aim is to continue building on that and I 'm already planning and looking forward to the squad 's return for preseason . '' Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay said he was confident the former Italy international could continue his early success . `` Roberto 's quality was clear for all to see when he galvanized the squad last season and helped the club make history , and the owner and board are very pleased he will be continuing his good work , '' said Gourlay . `` We will be working closely with Roberto in the weeks ahead , some exciting signings have already been made and Roberto has had input into those . `` Although he has set the bar very high in the short time he has been in charge , we know that Roberto is the right man to lead Chelsea onto further success . '' Chelsea 's Russian owner Roman Abramovich has already bankrolled two big-money signings in recent months , in a bid to improve on a sixth-place Premier League finish last season -- the club 's worst position during his eight-year reign . Germany playmaker Marko Marin has been signed from Bundesliga team Werder Bremen , while highly-rated Belgium attacker Eden Hazard has been recruited from Lille in France . Meanwhile , the Premier League has sold its UK live television rights for 2013-16 for Â£3.018 billion ( $ 4.7 billion ) to current broadcaster Sky and newcomer BT . The deal is Â£1.254 billion ( $ 1.95 billion ) higher than the present one shared by Sky and ESPN , which took over the packages held by financially troubled Setanta Sports in 2009 but missed out completely this time . Sky has five of the seven packages , for 116 matches in total , while multinational telecoms company BT will show 38 games live .
Roberto di Matteo has been appointed permanent manager of Chelsea . The Italian guided Chelsea to their first ever Champions League triumph in May . Former Chelsea players also led the club to FA Cup glory . Premier League nets an investment of $ 1.95 billion in its new global television deal .