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Mourinho ‘will not succeed’ Fergie at United

PA Sport Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has told Jose Mourinho to forget about succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson. The former Chelsea boss, whose Real Madrid side take on United in the Champions League tomorrow, is widely expected to return … read more »

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Champions League: Jose Mourinho: me and my mate, Fergie

Jose Mourinho is confident his friendship with Sir Alex Ferguson will continue no matter what the outcome of this week’s Champions League showdown between Manchester United and Real Madrid. Mourinho met with Ferguson ahead of United’s 2-0 win over Everton … read more »

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Fixture scheduling favours Barcelona, bemoans Mourinho

Jose Mourinho hit out at La Liga’s scheduling after watching his Real Madrid side fall to their fifth league defeat of the season at Granada over the weekend. The reigning champions were beaten by an own goal from Cristiano Ronaldo … read more »

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Mourinho not bothered if Real Madrid lose to Barcelona

Jose Mourinho’s desire is not necessarily for Real Madrid to reverse their 3-2 aggregate deficit to Barcelona in the Supercopa de Espana, but to establish if his side have overcome their shock 2-1 defeat to Getafe. While a 1-1 draw … read more »

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Mourinho slams Real for ‘unacceptable’ defeat

Madrid: An angry Jose Mourinho gave his Real Madrid players a rare public tongue lashing after they squandered the lead and slumped to a 2-1 defeat at city neighbours Getafe in La Liga on Sunday. The shock reverse ended the … read more »

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Jose Mourinho signs four-year contract extension

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho believes his team have played the best football in the world this year – and says they will only get better. The Spanish champions announced yesterday they had agreed a contract extension that will tie … read more »

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Real Madrid to face Bayern in semi-final

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid enjoyed one of their most comfortable passages into the Champions League semi-finals with a 5-2 victory over Apoel Nicosia on Wednesday, progressing 8-2 on aggregate. Ronaldo and Kaka, two of the world’s most … read more »

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UEFA Champions League 2012: Real Madrid v Apoel Nicosia Live

Real Madrid 5 v 2 Apoel Nicosia The final whistle is blown. (Aggregate: Real Madrid 8-2 APOEL). Madrid go ahead to face FC Bayern München on 17 April in Germany in the semi-final first leg after two goals from Cristiano … read more »

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UEFA Champions League 2012: Real Madrid v Apoel Nicosia preview

TEAM NEWS Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso is back from suspension, but may well be rested. Ricardo Carvalho and Lassana Diarra are both out injured, while Sami Khedira missed out at the weekend suffering with a virus. APOEL’s entire 23-man … read more »

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UEFA Champions League 2012: Benzema misses open goal, Apoel Vs Real

After 35 minutes of the quarter finals match between Apoel Nocosia and Real Madrid it was 0-0… no thanks the Madrid’s Benzema. From two yards he blasted the ball over the bar when it was easier to score into the … read more »

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UEFA Champions League 2012 Live: Apoel Nicosia 0 v 3 Real Madrid

FINAL SCORE Apoel 0 Vs 3 Real Madrid 89 mins: A third for Real Madrid. Benzema with a tap in. 81 mins: Kaka scores the second! 76 mins: Ronaldo with a shot right out in front and it should have … read more »

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UEFA Champions League 2012 Live: Benfica 0 v 1 Chelsea

FULL TIME 90+5 min Emerson’s penalised for pushing and pulling Lampard in the box as he attempts to win a high ball. Chelsea need to hang onto it for 30 seconds and that’ll be all. 90+4 min So nearly an … read more »

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Mourinho breaks Madrid media silence to praise APOEL

Real Madrid coach José Mourinho ended his media silence yesterday ahead of tomorrow ’s Champions League quarter-final first leg at APOEL of Nicosia, to claim the game would be more difficult for his team than many expected. History says Mourinho’s … read more »

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2012 UEFA Champions League 2 leg round of 16: Real Madrid 4 v 1 CSKA Moscow

For six successive seasons Real Madrid fell at this hurdle. No more. José Mourinho’s side eased into the Champions League quarter-final with a comprehensive win over CSKA Moscow and, though this was not their most sparkling performance, few will want … read more »

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Thirst for recognition drives Mourinho

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho admitted that he had to leave his last post at Inter Milan for the Spanish capital to cement his status in world football. Mourinho left Italy in 2010 after guiding the San Siro oufit to … read more »

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José Mourinho and Pep Guardiola make intriguing contenders for Chelsea

Could the man who never really went away be about to come back? Or could it be the only man to have succeeded in overshadowing him who touches down in London? As if captured by the Spanish game, by the … read more »

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2012 UEFA Champions League Live Updates: CSKA Moscow 1 v 1 Real Madrid

PFC CSKA Moskva 1-1 Real Madrid CF CSKA debutant Pontus Wernbloom cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half opener with the last kick of the match to end the visitors’ winning streak. Pontus Wernbloom earned PFC CSKA Moskva a dramatic home draw … read more »

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Mourinho moves to quash Real Madrid quit rumours

After Real Madrid’s comfortable 4-0 victory over Racing Santander, a result which moved them another step closer to a first La Liga title in four seasons, Madrid coach José Mourinho attempted to dampen down speculation he was considering leaving the … read more »

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Mourinho expects Rooney to stay at United

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho believes contract rebel Wayne Rooney will stay at Manchester United despite talk of the striker swapping Old Trafford for the Bernabeu. Rooney sparked rumours of a United exit last week when he contradicted manager Sir … read more »

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