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Ballon d’Or 2024: Mourinho Names Player to Win Award

Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho has named the player to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or award.
He spoke during an interview with TNT Sport.
Mourinho was asked several questions about the European Championship with kicks off this weekend.
In the quickfire chat, the former Chelsea and Manchester United predicted his native Portugal will win the Euros and England will be runners-up.
Mourinho also said Three Lions captain, Harry Kane, will finish top scorer and his team-mate Jude Bellingham will be named Player of the Tournament.
When asked who will win the Ballon d’Or, he simply answered “Vinicius Jr”.
Vinicius is a strong contender for the prize, after winning the LaLiga and Champions League titles with Real Madrid this year.
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Transfer: Jose Mourinho Signs 2-year Deal at New Club

Former Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho has returned to coaching.
The top manager has signed for a new club after his last stint at Roma.
Mourinho’s last coaching job was at Roma where he was sacked last season despite leading them to UEFA Conference League cup victory the previous term.

He has been without a job since his sacking by the Italian side and was rumoured to be warning up to return to coaching in the English Premier League.
And now, Italian football transfer expert, Romano Fabrizio, reports that the Portuguese has penned a 2-year deal with Turkish side, Fenerbahce.
He wrote: “José Mourinho has just signed the contract as new Fenerbahçe head coach, here we go!
 
“After verbal agreement in the morning, deal sealed until June 2026 — two year contract for the Special One.”
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Mourinho explains his inability to travel to Africa.

The former Chelsea and AS Roma coach, Jose Mourinho, has declared that he is unable to travel to Africa because of the intense and insane supporters there.

Mourinho clarified that he is unable to walk whenever he travels to Africa.

The Portuguese say that he has guys in Africa who adore him, including Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, and Michael Essien.

Speaking with FIVE, which was hosted by Manchester United great Rio Ferdinand, Mourinho talked about his interactions with African players he had previously coached, stressing how devoted and pure African players are.

“I’m unable to visit Africa. There are too many insane fanatics everywhere. As you are aware, I have knowledge of Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast, Geremi of Cameroon, Kalou of the Ivory Coast, Obi Mikel of Nigeria, and Essien of Ghana.

I have personnel everywhere,” Mourinho remarked.

“I can’t walk when I travel to Africa every time. I’m loved by the boys. People genuinely adore me, even in Europe where there are a lot of African guys.

“To be honest, I adore the guys, and I think the African player is incredibly pure and loyal.”

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I Prefer to Watch AFCON Football Over European Football, Says Mourinho

The refereeing at the ongoing African Cup of Nations, or AFCON, has received praise from former Chelsea and Roma coach Jose Mourinho.

Although the Portuguese strategist acknowledged that he prefers to watch the African event over European football, he said that Europe ought to imitate Africa’s integrity in officiating, particularly with regard to the application of Video Assistant Refereeing, or VAR.

He claimed that VAR’s rulings at the AFCON are not biased in favor of wealthy or well-known teams.

He recommended that VAR’s headquarters be located in Africa.

“I’ve seen more AFCON football than European league play. All they’re doing is educating us to be truthful. VAR is applied in the AFCON precisely as it should be, according to Mourinho, as reported by CFC News Report.

“They do not use it to help the money magnet teams or famous teams. This is why you saw the best out of every team . Because they know VAR is not hired behind the scenes but is for everyone. They listen even to their Players if the Ref missed something and go check. In Europe if I as a coach or a player plead with a ref to go check something, it is a red card for doing that. The headquarters for VAR needs to be in CAF.”

Recall that African Cup of Nations will climax today with the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the hosts, Cote D’Ivoire locking horns in the final.

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Jose Mourinho Sacked As Roma Manager

Roma has sacked Jose Mourinho as the club’s manager.
The club is currently ninth in Serie A.
The Portuguese, 60, took over in May 2021 and led Roma to the Europa Conference League title a year later.
But they are five points off Serie A’s final Champions League qualifying spot and last week were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by city rivals Lazio.
Owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin thanked Mourinho “for the passion and commitment he has shown” as boss.
 
“We will always have great memories of his stewardship, but we believe that, in the best interests of the club, immediate change is necessary,” they added in a statement.