Players and coaches · 7 dispatches
José Mourinho
All dispatches about José Mourinho. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Mourinho turned up with a printed sheet after Atlético: the gaffer opens his folder
Ahead of his first clásico since returning to Real Madrid three months ago, on Sunday night, José Mourinho has a few moments people noticed: a “por qué?” after Betis, a printed sheet…
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Mourinho snubs the press on Saturday, then asks “Couldn’t they do it tomorrow morning?”
After Vinícius Júnior’s sending-off against Villarreal, José Mourinho refused to face the press. He spoke after Real’s 4-3 win in Rome on Wednesday, to condemn the timing of the four-match ban handed…
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Vitor Bruno sees the glass half full, Freddy looks for his at the clubhouse bar
According to Walfoot, Vitor Bruno, Anderlecht’s coach, plays down every average performance by his team. After Saturday’s game at Jan Breydel, he said he would sign for “this kind of win”.
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VAR rules out Vinicius’s 2-0 over a foul before the goal: Marcel compares
On Saturday VAR disallowed Vinicius Junior’s 71st-minute goal, which would have made it 2-0 to Real Madrid against Villarreal, for a hair pull on Nathan Saliba at the start of the move.…
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Mbappé Gives Interview After Interview for the Ballon d’Or, Freddy Does Too
Kylian Mbappé spoke out again on Tuesday, this time to RFI and The Athletic, to defend his case for the Ballon d’Or 2026 after AS and France Football. The trophy will be…
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Real Madrid attack the referee in an official statement, Nadine recognises her WhatsApp group
Beaten 2-1 at Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid put out an official statement condemning referee Ortiz Arias and listing two incidents the club believes deserved a red card.
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Four days after Real Madrid, Anderlecht put eight past Waregem: Nadine rereads 1984
In ten anecdotes published on 18 September, DH recalls that Anderlecht, top of the table, beat second-placed Waregem 8-2 at Parc Astrid on 1 December 1984, four days after a 3-0 win…