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  • Serie A: Jose Mourinho is tough – Lukaku

    Serie A: Jose Mourinho is tough – Lukaku

    Roma striker Romelu Lukaku has manager Jose Mourinho is tough and that’s the only way he can grow.

    Lukaku has impressed for Roma since joining in August after a controversial summer.

    He scored a double in victory at Cagliari

    The Belgian said, “I’m a professional.

    “I worked during the summer. There was a lot of talk about me, but I don’t like to talk.

    “I prove on the pitch what I can give to a team. Today things went well.”

    On Roma coach Jose Mourinho, Lukaku also said: “As I’ve said in the past, he and I have a special relationship. He knows me and my children.

    “He’s someone I can trust, and he puts his trust in me. He’s tough, but that’s the only way that I can grow.”

  • I will definitely work in Saudi – Mourinho

    I will definitely work in Saudi – Mourinho

    AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho says he will eventually work in the Saudi Pro League.

    Mourinho hinted at turning down a massive offer from Al-Hilal over the summer, but now says he has plans to eventually move to the SPL.

    He said, “I go to Saudi Arabia when I have time off at some point.

    “I am also sure that I will work there. I’m not sure when, but I’m pretty sure about it.

    “I am still committed to my work in Roma and I will give it everything until my last day. Nobody knows the future, but I definitely want to work in Saudi Arabia.”

  • Mourinho in direct talks with Mason Greenwood

    Mourinho in direct talks with Mason Greenwood

    Roma manager Jose Mourinho spoke to Mason Greenwood in a private phone call recently.

    The 21-year-old has agreed to leave Manchester United by mutual consent in the coming weeks.

    The forward, who United have insisted is innocent of the charges that were brought against him in early 2022, will never play for United’s first team again.

    Per The Sun, Mourinho spoke to Greenwood to ask him about a possible loan move to Roma.

    The two are well acquainted, given Mourinho’s time as United boss a few years ago.

    Whether Greenwood is one who Roma could bring into Serie A, given the issues in his personal life, is unclear.

  • What Mourinho told us after Europa final defeat – Smalling

    What Mourinho told us after Europa final defeat – Smalling

    Roma defender Chris Smalling says they left everything on the pitch after their Europa League final defeat to Sevilla.

    Roma lost in a penalty shootout after scores were locked at 1-1 at the end of extra-time.

    Smalling said later: “It’s a big disappointment. It’s hard to lose on penalties, which are a lottery. We were determined to win and we left everything on the pitch.

    “There is sadness and disappointment in everyone because we fought hard to get to the final. Seeing others celebrate will stay with us for a long time. We have to try to have another chance next season.

    “Mourinho was very proud of us at the end of the game. He said we have always been together and we must be strong because we win and lose together.”

  • Sevilla beat Roma to win Europa League title

    Sevilla beat Roma to win Europa League title

    Sevilla claimed a record-extending seventh Europa League title as they beat Roma on penalties at a raucous Puskas Arena in Budapest.

    Gonzalo Montiel, who also scored the winning penalty for Argentina in the World Cup final against France, repeated the trick for the Spanish side following a 1-1 draw, with a retaken spot kick after Roger Ibanez and Gianluca Mancini had missed for Roma.

  • ‘It’s a joke’ – Mourinho fumes at Juve’s 10-point deduction

    ‘It’s a joke’ – Mourinho fumes at Juve’s 10-point deduction

    Roma manager, Jose Mourinho has reacted to the news that Juventus have been hit with a 10-point deduction with just a couple of games left to play in Serie A.

    The Bianconeri were first handed a 15-point deduction in January and dropped to 10th place.

    The decision was overturned last month and Juventus went up into Champions League spots.

    Speaking to DAZN, Mourinho said: “It’s a joke to know this with two games remaining,” he said. “For us and everyone, even for Juventus. Our approach would have been different if we had known before the games with Monza and Bologna. I am sorry for [Massimiliano] Allegri and his players, but at the league level, I have to say that it changes things a little.”

  • Saudi Arabia offer £100m contract to Mourinho

    Saudi Arabia offer £100m contract to Mourinho

    Roma boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly been offered a massive deal to coach Saudi Arabia.

    The Portuguese coach is enjoying his stint with the Italian capital club.

    Mourinho won the UEFA Europa Conference League with Roma last season.

    According to Il Corriere dello Sport, Mourinho has been promised up to £100 million if he decides to take on the international job of coaching the Saudi national side.

    Mourinho, who has never worked as an international manager, has not commented on the matter.

    The source adds that Mourinho has also been looked at by Al-Nassr, the Saudi club side where Cristiano Ronaldo plays.

  • Mancini strike moves Roma into Serie A top four

    Mancini strike moves Roma into Serie A top four

    Gianluca Mancini’s thunderous strike moved Roma up to fourth place in Serie A with a 1-0 victory over Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.

    The centre-back’s rasping second-half drive sealed three precious points, boosting Roma’s hopes of qualifying for the 2023/2024 UEFA Champions League.

    After a week dominated by off-field headlines for head coach Jose Mourinho and former Juve playmaker Pablo Dybala, the Giallorossi claimed what could prove to be a huge victory.

    Defeat will be a bitter pill to swallow for Massimiliano Allegri’s Juve side after a performance in which they will feel they did enough to earn a point.

    Moise Kean was sent off in the closing stages, less than a minute after coming on, for kicking out at Mancini.

    Knowing victory would edge them above AC Milan and into the top four on goal difference, Roma sought to impose themselves upon their visitors early on.

    Yet Juventus were stubbornly defiant in front of a partisan crowd, and did their best to take the initiative themselves.

    It was the Bianconeri who came closest to a breakthrough in the first half, when Adrien Rabiot saw his header saved by Wojciech Szczesny near the left post in the 43rd minute.

    Emboldened by their support from the stands, the hosts broke the deadlock eight minutes after the interval.

    That was when Mancini let fly from long range with his right foot and gave Szczesny no chance.

    Juan Cuadrado almost levelled matters on the cusp of the hour with a superb free-kick that struck the post.

    Juventus were unable to salvage a point and Kean was shown a straight red card for lashing out at Mancini soon after coming on, adding insult to injury.

  • Roma squad serenades Jose Mourinho at 60 (VIDEO)

    Roma squad serenades Jose Mourinho at 60 (VIDEO)

    Portuguese professional football manager, Jose Mourinho, has been treated to a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ from his Roma squad to celebrate his 60th birthday.

    The former Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester United and now Roma manager, who turned 60 on Thursday- January 26, was surrounded by the Roma squad in their dressing room, accompanied by numerous members of his backroom staff, and was given a cake to mark the occasion.

    Roma posted a video in tribute to the ‘Special One’ on their Twitter account on Thursday morning, January 26.

    Watch the video below:

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Mourinho is the current head coach of Italian Serie A club Roma.

    Once dubbed “The Special One” by the British media, Mourinho is one of the most decorated managers ever and is widely considered to be among the greatest managers of all time.

    After an uneventful career as a midfielder in the Portuguese leagues, Mourinho moved into coaching, first as an interpreter for Sir Bobby Robson at Sporting CP and Porto, before gaining success as an assistant at Barcelona under both Robson and his successor, Louis van Gaal.

    After impressing with brief stints at Benfica and União de Leiria, Mourinho returned to Porto as manager in 2002, winning the Primeira Liga twice, a Taça de Portugal, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, Porto’s first European Cup title since 1987.

    That success earned him a move to England with Chelsea in 2004. Marked by his braggadocio during his early managerial career, Mourinho famously said “…I think I’m a special one”, which came to be a renowned moniker for him. With the club, he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups in his three seasons at the club, before he departed in 2007 amid reports of disagreements with club owner Roman Abramovich.

    In 2008, Mourinho joined Italian club Inter Milan, where he won Serie A twice, including a European treble of Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League in 2010, a first for an Italian club.

    This made him one of five coaches to have won the European Cup with two clubs, and later that year, earned him the first FIFA World Coach of the Year.

    Roma squad serenades Jose Mourinho at 60 (VIDEO)

    Mourinho then moved to Real Madrid in Spain, where he won La Liga in 2011–12 with a record points tally, becoming the fifth coach to have won league titles in four countries. He also won a Copa del Rey and a Supercopa de España.

    Mourinho left Real Madrid in 2013 and rejoined Chelsea, where he won another league title and League Cup, but was dismissed in 2015 after a poor run of results.

    Remaining in England, he was appointed at Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur respectively, but his tenure at both clubs were relatively short-lived and ended in acrimonious fashion.

    Despite this, he won the UEFA Europa League, League Cup and FA Community Shield in his first season with Manchester United, and led Tottenham to the final of the League Cup.

    He was soon hired by Roma, leading them to win the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League — this made him the first manager to both reach and win the final of a major European competition with four different clubs, the third manager to have won all three major European club competitions and the first to achieve the UEFA treble by winning the Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League and Europa Conference League.

    He was named Portuguese Coach of the Century by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) in 2015, and was the first coach to spend more than £1 billion on transfers.

    Due to his tactical knowledge, charismatic and controversial personality, and reputation for prioritizing results over attractive football, he has drawn comparisons, by both admirers and critics, with Argentine manager Helenio Herrera.

  • Getafe signing slams Jose Mourinho

    Getafe signing slams Jose Mourinho

    Getafe loan signing Gonzalo Villar has slammed Roma coach Jose Mourinho.

    Villar left Roma for Getafe this week, with the deal including a permanent option.

    He told COPE: “It was a fantastic experience at Roma, up until a person arrived that we all know.

    “I don’t want to talk about him, I prefer to stay quiet. After his arrival, my adventure with Roma was interrupted and that took me into some difficult situations.”

    Villar had been on-loan with Sampdoria and also said: “I played a fair amount, but the financial situation was complicated. I wasn’t paid for several months. It is the most difficult situation I’ve experienced in professional football.”