Jose Mourinho

67 articles tagged with "Jose Mourinho"

Oct 14, 2026

Mourinho won a European trophy with Roma, and he takes Real Madrid back to the Olimpico on Wednesday night

Roma play their first home Champions League game since 2019 against their old manager, with Gasperini’s unbeaten side missing Svilar and Mbappé set fo...

Oct 11, 2026

Diomandé scored his first Real Madrid goal, and Vinícius was sent off for pulling Saliba’s hair in a 1-0 win over Villarreal

Real Madrid held on with ten men at the Bernabéu after Vinícius Júnior’s goal was ruled out and he was shown a straight red. The Clásico is two weeks...

Sep 21, 2026

Atletico had not had a shot on target, and then Huijsen was sent off in the 52nd minute

Atletico Madrid did not register a shot on target in the first half of the Madrid derby and still won it 2-1, after Dean Huijsen’s red card handed the...

Sep 20, 2026

Raphinha has 12 goals in seven games, and no Barcelona player including Messi has started a season like it

Youssouf Fofana put Sevilla ahead after 19 minutes at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Raphinha answered three minutes later and kept going until he had the...

Sep 18, 2026

Mourinho’s last Madrid derby was in 2013, and Atletico’s stadium did not exist yet

Real Madrid sit second and Atletico fourth going into Sunday’s derby at the Metropolitano, a ground Jose Mourinho has never coached a game in, with th...

Sep 13, 2026

Mbappé spent the week explaining why he deserves the Ballon d’Or, and then scored twice against Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 4-1 at the Bernabéu, with two goals and an assist from a striker who had just spent a press conference arguing his own...

Sep 9, 2026

Real Madrid had 35 per cent of the ball, and Mourinho still would not celebrate beating Inter

Two Inter errors inside 23 minutes settled Real Madrid’s Champions League opener. Courtois made seven saves on his 100th night in the competition, and...

Sep 8, 2026

Mourinho won a treble at the Bernabeu with Inter, and Chivu was his left-back that night

Sixteen years after the 2010 final, the two men are back at the same ground on opposite benches. Real Madrid host Inter at 12.30am IST on Wednesday.

Sep 5, 2026

Parrott had never scored for Betis, and his first goal beat Real Madrid

Jose Mourinho’s first defeat of the season came at the one ground Real Madrid have not won at since 2021, and it turned on a save from the penalty spo...

Sep 4, 2026

Mourinho has won all three, and Madrid still have not won at Betis since 2021

Three wins, ten goals and second place on goal difference. Real Madrid go to the Estadio de la Cartuja on Friday night, a ground where their last four...

Aug 31, 2026

Bellingham made the first two, and Mourinho’s Real Madrid have ten goals in three games

Malaga’s first month back in the top flight now includes a 4-0 defeat at the Bernabeu, and Jose Mourinho’s side have won all three of their league mat...

Aug 27, 2026

Mbappe scored three in 40 minutes, and Mourinho’s first Bernabeu night back finished 4-1

Kylian Mbappe scored his first goals of the season in a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad, the first home league match of Jose Mourinho’s second spell as Rea...

Aug 26, 2026

Mourinho gets his first Bernabeu league night in 13 years, and three of his defenders are unavailable

Real Madrid host Real Sociedad in a Matchday 1 fixture that was pushed back for World Cup semi-finalists. Militao, Asencio and Mendy are all out, and...

Aug 23, 2026

Espi had been on for ten minutes, and his 90th-minute goal won Mourinho’s first league game back

Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-1 at the RCDE Stadium on Saturday, with Carlos Espi scoring in the final minute on his debut. Jose Mourinho then used the...

Aug 22, 2026

Mourinho’s first Real Madrid league match in 13 years is at Espanyol, six days after everyone else started

Madrid are six days behind the rest of La Liga because of the World Cup, and Jose Mourinho begins his second spell without Eder Militao, Rodrygo, Raul...

Aug 10, 2026

Mourinho signed for Manchester United in 2013, phoned Ferguson in tears, and went to Chelsea instead

A new Netflix documentary has Mourinho and Ferguson both confirming what almost happened in 2013: a signed agreement to succeed Ferguson at Old Traffo...

Aug 8, 2026

Rodri has told Real Madrid he wants Barcelona, and City are still holding out for more

His agent put the decision on the record. The fee is the only part of this transfer nobody has settled.

Aug 6, 2026

Madrid improve their offer at the training ground, and Arsenal’s Vinicius Junior pursuit stalls

Arsenal spent ten days closing in on Vinicius Junior. One round of contract talks at Real Madrid’s training ground on Wednesday looks to have ended it...

Aug 4, 2026

Fulham equal their record for Gonzalo Garcia, and Arbeloa is the reason

Real Madrid have sold their 2025 Club World Cup top scorer to Fulham for 40 million euros, reuniting him with Alvaro Arbeloa, the coach who first work...

Jul 31, 2026

Real Madrid trigger Carlos Espi’s 25 million euro release clause at Levante

A 194cm centre-forward who was in Spain’s second division a year ago has signed for Real Madrid until 2031. The clause made it quick, and Gonzalo Garc...

Jul 26, 2026

Arsenal explore a move for Vinicius Junior as his Madrid contract talks stall

Arsenal have agreed internally to look at a deal for Vinicius Junior, though there has been no contact with Real Madrid. His contract expires in 2027...

Jun 18, 2026

Bernardo Silva joins Real Madrid on a free transfer to reunite with Mourinho

Real Madrid have signed Bernardo Silva on a free transfer from Manchester City, handing new manager Jose Mourinho a marquee addition for his second sp...

May 25, 2026

Real Madrid postpone Mourinho announcement as Florentino Pérez faces first contested election in twenty years

Florentino Pérez had set Monday for the José Mourinho unveiling. Then Enrique Riquelme formally entered the presidential race at the weekend, and the...

May 23, 2026

Real Madrid 4-2 Athletic Club: Carvajal’s last Bernabéu night ends with an assist and a guard of honour

Real Madrid closed their La Liga season with a 4-2 win at home to Athletic Club, but the scoreline was the side story on a night the Bernabéu was buil...