Jose Mourinho – Football Flame

Champions League updates: Chelsea 1-0 Benfica

30Sep

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Champions League updates: Chelsea 1-0 Benfica

Jose Mourinho It was just after the hour mark with their team labouring a little that the Chelsea fans started to sing the name of their old manager Jose Mourinho. Standing on the touchline in a white shirt, blue trousers and brown brogues, the new coach of Benfica put a solitary hand up and waved. It seems some love affairs never really die. They just hide themselves away for a while. Mourinho can’t hurt Chelsea anymore of course. Not in the grand scheme of things. It was different during his spells at places like Manchester United, Tottenham, Inter and Real Madrid. At various points during that long period, it all grew a little bitter.Now that his career is on the wane and he arrives in west London carrying underdog status, he can be shown the love and fondness t...

football news:Jose Mourinho confirmed as Benfica manager

18Sep

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football news:Jose Mourinho confirmed as Benfica manager

Jose Mourinho has been confirmed as Benfica head coach on a contract until the summer of 2027, with a break clause at the end of this season. His fourth game, on 30 September, will take him back to his former club Chelsea in the Champions League.The 62-year-old takes over from Bruno Lage, who was sacked after Benfica’s 3-2 Champions League defeat by Qarabag on Tuesday. Benfica said in a statement that a break clause would allow the club or Mourinho to end his deal in the 10 days after their final game of this campaign. Mourinho said at his presentation press conference: “I have so many emotions but experience helps me control them. I want to thank [the president Rui Costa] for the trust and the honour I feel in this moment. There isn’t a single person who doesn’t know the size o...

Inter tried a sensational Mourinho return before Chivu decision

6Jun

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Inter tried a sensational Mourinho return before Chivu decision

José Mourinho of Fenerbahce gestures during the Super Lig match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce at Rams Park, Istanbul, Turkey on February 24, 2025. Before choosing Cristian Chivu, Inter had reportedly made a remarkable attempt to bring Jose Mourinho back to San Siro from Fenerbahce. The Nerazzurri found themselves needing a new coach after Simone Inzaghi accepted the huge offer from Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League. The coach flew out this afternoon to Saudi Arabia to begin his new job, having signed the contract in Paris this week. Inter are set to sign his replacement Chivu this evening on a two-year contract, having missed out on first choice Cesc Fabregas of Como. Mourinho was on Inter list before Chivu According to Repubblica newspaper, there was another candidate who was app...

Jose Mourinho banned for four matches, fined after Turkish referees comment

28Feb

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Jose Mourinho banned for four matches, fined after Turkish referees comment

José Mourinho of Fenerbahce looks on during the Super Lig match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce at Rams Park, Istanbul, Turkey on February 24, 2025. Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was given a four-match ban and fined by the Turkish Football Federation following his comments about Turkish referees after a match at Galatasaray. The Turkish federation on Thursday (February 27, 2025) fined the 62-year-old Portuguese coach 1.6 million Turkish lira ($44,000) after he criticized the match officials in a media conference following a 0-0 Super Lig draw on Monday. Mourinho served one of his suspended four games on Thursday when he was absent from the bench for Fenerbahce's 4-1 Turkish Cup win at Gaziantep. Britain's Sky Sports News said Fenerbahce had appealed the four-game ban. It means tha...

Man Utd get transfer ‘update’ as Mourinho reunion ruled out

7Dec

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Man Utd get transfer ‘update’ as Mourinho reunion ruled out

Coach Jose Mourinho of Fenerbahce reacts during the Turkish Super League match between Fenerbahce and Gaziantep at Ulker Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on December 2, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. Xavi Simons could leave Paris Saint-Germain in 2025 - with Manchester United reportedly one of several Premier League clubs with an interest in the Netherlands international. Simons, 21, joined PSG from Barcelona five-and-a-half years ago but made just 11 first-team appearances for the Parisians before he was sold to PSV Eindhoven in 2022. But after his excellent debut season in the Eredivisie, PSG activated the buy-back clause inserted in the deal that took him to Holland, and Simons returned to the Parc des Princes. However, the attacker has spent the last two seasons on loan at Bundesliga outfit RB L...

Jose Mourinho hits back after being fined amid latest controversy

25Sep

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Jose Mourinho hits back after being fined amid latest controversy

Former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has hit back at critics after he missed a press conference for Fenerbahce at the weekend. Mourinho was inked in to speak to the media after Fenerbahce's Turkish Super Lig showdown at home to Galatasaray on Saturday. The charismatic Portuguese, who also managed Manchester United during his Premier League days, didn't attend the press conference after Fenerbahce's 3-1 defeat at the hands of their fiercest rivals, and was subsequently fined. A few days later and Mourinho was on media duty, once again, as he looked ahead to Fenerbahce's match against Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League this week. DUZCE, TURKIYE- JUNE 24: Fenerbahçe team went to its first training session with new coach Jose Mourinho, and the training took plac...

Man Utd to face Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in new-look Europa League

31Aug

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Man Utd to face Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in new-look Europa League

Manchester United will travel to Turkey to face Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce among their eight games in the league phase of the new-look 36-team Europa League after the draw was made on Friday.Two Premier League teams have made it to the competition this year, Tottenham Hotspur after finishing fifth and United through their FA Cup victory. Mourinho, who steered Manchester United to a Europa League triumph in 2017 with a 2-0 final victory over Ajax, is poised for a reunion with his former club, where he served as the manager from 2016 to 2018.He recently became coach of Fenerbahce, who were knocked out of the Champions League in the third qualifying round. “Obviously he’s an outstanding coach, it is always going to be a tough place to go and we know that team will be well coached,” Unit...

14Aug

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Jose Mourinho says Fenerbahce can win Europa League if refs improve

Jose Mourinho was fuming after Fenerbahce failed to qualify for the Champions League group stages, but suggested the Turkish side can win the Europa League if the standard of refereeing improves. The 61-year-old faces a potential reunion with Manchester United as Fenerbahce dropped into the Europa League competition after being beaten by 10-man Lille on Tuesday evening. Fenerbahce went into the game trailing 2-1 on aggregate after losing in France last week, with an equaliser eventually coming in the 91st minute of the game before Jonathan David scored to win the match in extra time.Lille's Aissa Mandi was sent off as the Ligue 1 side found themselves a man down in a match where seven yellow cards were dished out by Spanish referee Jose María Sanchez. Mourinho had previously overs...