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Mourinho I Can’t Imagine When My Football Career Will End
According to The Sun, Mourinho said he never thought about retirement and might still coach in his 70s. The “Special One” also referenced old rival Guardiola, stating he would never take a sabbatical.
Mourinho, 63, returned to Real Madrid this summer for his second spell, having signed a three-year contract.
However, the Portuguese coach revealed in his new documentary “Mourinho” that he remains highly motivated.
Mourinho said in the documentary: “I can’t even imagine when I will stop my football career.”
“I’m talking about another 10 years, maybe more than 10 years. Football is fun, it was, it is, and it always will be fun.”
“I want to win more titles. I want to win new titles. I want to repeat winning titles.”
“I want to do it in places I’ve never been, and I also want to do it again in places I’ve been before.”
“My world is walking into a stadium with 50,000 or 90,000 fans. I’ve faced 100,000 fans. That’s my world.”
“Without football, my life is incomplete.”
“But I don’t think it’s an obsession, and I don’t treat it as an obsession.”
“It’s just that once you reach a certain level, you want to stay there forever.”
Mourinho has been a head coach since managing Benfica in 2000.
The new documentary chronicles his rise since then, including a successful three-year spell at Real Madrid from 2010 to 2013.
During that period, Mourinho frequently clashed with Guardiola, who was then managing Barcelona.
Guardiola took a sabbatical after leaving Barcelona in 2012, taking over Bayern Munich a year later.
But Mourinho vowed not to do the same, believing that taking time away from coaching is a sign of weakness.
He said: “Some people need sabbaticals – I hate that very much, I hate that word.”
“For me, a sabbatical means weakness. Don’t talk to me about sabbaticals.”
“I never need a break. I’ll only rest when he (Mourinho points to the sky) decides to say ‘Come up’.”
Barcelona forward, Lamine Yamal, has admitted that Victor Osimhen’s disallowed goal could have made their Champions League clash with Galatasaray more difficult.
Osimhen thought he had made it 2-0 to the Turkish champions in the first half.
However, his powerful header was chalked off following a VAR review.
Barca then fought back and overpowered Galatasaray, scoring four goals to take all three points.
But Yamal has claimed that if Yellow and Red had gone two goals up, their job would have been harder than it became.
“If Galatasaray’s second goal hadn’t been disallowed, our job in Istanbul would have been very tough,” Yamal said per Le Marca Sports.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Al-Nassr won an AFC Champions League match which was delayed by an hour because of a missile alert.
Ronaldo scored Al-Nassr’s second goal as the Saudi Pro League champions beat Uzbekistan’s Neftchi Fergana 3-1 on Monday.
Kick-off was delayed after Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence issued a safety warning just 15 minutes before the scheduled start time in Riyadh, the capital city which has been the target of missiles fired from Yemen-based Houthis.
Following attacks on Riyadh’s airport, explosions were heard in the capital on Monday night. The Saudi-led military coalition said a ballistic missile had been intercepted and destroyed.
Future sporting events could be affected by the regional conflict, including Formula 1 races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
Once Al-Nassr were able to get under way, Ange Postecoglou’s team went ahead through Angelo in the 33rd minute and Ronaldo doubled their lead before half-time.
Uzbekistan champions Neftchi pulled a goal back, but they were reduced to 10 men after 65 minutes and an own goal 13 minutes later sealed a first Group B victory for the hosts.
Nigeria international Frank Onyeka made a good account of himself as Coventry City defeated Newcastle United 4-1 in Monday night’s Premier League fixture.
Despite seeing just 12 minutes of action, Onyeka came in and impressed as Coventry made it back-to-back win in the English topflight this season.
It was Onyeka’s fifth appearance in the Premier League this season for newly promoted Coventry.
His Nigerian teammate Taiwo Awoniyi was not in action for Frank Lampard’s side due to suspension.
Early goals at the start of each half from Jack Rudoni and Sidiki Cherif put Coventry City in course for their first brilliant Premier League win at the CBS Arena.
Although the Magpies pulled one back 20 minutes from time, super subs Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni scored in the 81st and 86th minutes to secure a huge three points for the Sky Blues.
The win took Coventry up to 14th place on six points while Newcastle, on eight points, are in 11th in the league table.
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