Mourinho extends contract with Real Madrid

Mourinho extends contract with Real Madrid Madrid: Jose Mourinho agreed to extend his contract with Real Madrid for two years on Tuesday, tying him to the club until the end of the 2015-16 season. The 49-year-old Portuguese coach led Madrid to their first Spanish league title in four years this season to add to the Copa del Rey trophy he won during his first campaign at the Santiago Bernabeu, after joining from Inter Milan in 2010...
10:00 PM, May 22, 2012

La Liga was the toughest of my titles: Mourinho

La Liga was the toughest of my titles: Mourinho Madrid: Jose Mourinho believes winning La Liga was the toughest of the seven league titles he has sealed in coaching stints in his native Portugal, England, Italy and Spain, the Real Madrid manager said on Wednesday. Real wrapped up the title with a 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao that maintained their seven-point lead over Barcelona with two games left and ended their bitter rivals' three-year stranglehold on the Spanish league...
09:22 AM, May 04, 2012

Guardiola exit changes nothing: Mourinho

Guardiola exit changes nothing: Mourinho Madrid: Pep Guardiola's decision to step down as Barcelona coach at the end of the season will change nothing for Real Madrid, Guardiola's Real counterpart and bitter rival Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday. In his first public comments since Guardiola announced on Friday that he was taking a sabbatical, Mourinho, whose Real side are on the brink of taking Barca's La Liga crown, said the decision should be respected and...
11:57 PM, May 01, 2012

Bayern's first goal was offside, says Mourinho

Bayern's first goal was offside, says Mourinho Munich: Jose Mourinho refused to comment on the performance of the English referee Howard Webb in his side's 2-1 Champions League semi-final first-leg defeat against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, except to say that the Bavarians' first goal was offside. "I don't criticise the referee; I accept his decisions," Mourinho, who has a reputation for doing exactly the opposite, told reporters. "They scored a goal, which should have been disallowed but...
11:10 AM, Apr 18, 2012

Real have good relations with referees: Mourinho

Real have good relations with referees: Mourinho Munich: Real Madrid, often criticised for harassing and criticising match officials, always want to co-operate with referees and try to make their lives easier, coach Jose Mourinho said on Monday. Forced to break a media silence by Champions League rules, Mourinho was keen to remind his listeners that Real had reached the last-four stage twice in a row under his leadership, breaking a sequence of early exits before he arrived....
12:46 PM, Apr 17, 2012

Who next for Chelsea? - Possible Contenders

Who next for Chelsea? - Possible Contenders London: Arguably the hottest of hot seats in soccer is vacant yet again after Chelsea's ruthless Russian owner Roman Abramovich removed Andre Villas-Boas on Sunday. The callow Portuguese lasted just 256 days at Stamford Bridge before "the project", as he usually referred to the task of revitalising the west London club's ageing squad, was aborted. The 34-year-old became the sixth coach to be axed since the Russian oligarch bought the...
08:25 PM, Mar 05, 2012

In sacking Villas-Boas, Chelsea show lack of guts

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It cost Roman Abramovich around 28 million Pounds to sack Carlo Ancelotti and hire Andrew Villas-Boas. Seven months later, history has repeated itself at Stamford ...
02:18 PM, Mar 05, 2012

Mourinho plays down title talk despite lead

Mourinho plays down title talk despite lead Madrid: Jose Mourinho attempted to play down title talk after fans and local media were left convinced his Real Madrid side would win La Liga after stretching their lead to 10-points with a 4-2 victory over Levante on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo rattled in his sixth hat-trick of the season as Real stormed back to win at the Bernabeu in some style, capitalising on second-placed Barcelona's surprise 3-2 defeat at Osasuna...
02:56 PM, Feb 14, 2012

Impossible to win at Camp Nou, claims Mourinho

Impossible to win at Camp Nou, claims Mourinho Barcelona: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho claimed that his team were never likely to be allowed to triumph at Camp Nou, revealing that his players had deemed such an outcome 'impossible,' after his side's Copa del Rey elimination at the hands of Barcelona on Wednesday despite a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou in the second leg. Madrid came back from a 2-0 first-half deficit, but a poor performance in...
10:30 PM, Jan 26, 2012

I do not lose at Stamford Bridge: Mourinho

I do not lose at Stamford Bridge: Mourinho The former Chelsea manager rejected the notion that the game was a tactical battle. ...
10:03 AM, Feb 25, 2010

Mourinho claims Inter better without Ibrahimovic

Mourinho claims Inter better without Ibrahimovic 'Special One' Mourinho believes his side are stronger without Zlatan. ...
01:59 PM, Feb 03, 2010

Jose Mourinho reiterates need for a playmaker

Jose Mourinho reiterates need for a playmaker Inter coach Mourinho has never hidden his desire to strengthen his team. ...
04:19 PM, Aug 07, 2009

Mourinho wants to succeed Ferguson at Man United

Mourinho wants to succeed Ferguson at Man United Chelsea ex-boss names himself as the man to replace Ferguson. ...
11:50 PM, Jul 28, 2009

Mourinho or Hiddink can't help Indian football: Houghton

Mourinho or Hiddink can't help Indian football: Houghton He feels lack of vision among Indian administrators is a big problem. ...
02:02 AM, Jun 20, 2009

Mourinho confident of Ibrahimovic's stay at Inter

Mourinho confident of Ibrahimovic's stay at Inter Inter boss talks about Ibrahimovic and other transfer rumours. ...
11:12 PM, Jun 16, 2009
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