Jose Mourinho reveals trophy tattoo design as ´Special One´ turns to ink to mark European clean swee
Jose Mourinho will be able to roll up a shirt sleeve and show off his achievements after having his European trophy feats tattooed on his right arm.
The Portuguese has celebrated 20 seasons of success in UEFA club competitions by being inked, and he has revealed the designs are closely linked to the clubs where he enjoyed that success.
Mourinho is the only boss to have won the full set of the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League, while he was also a UEFA Cup winner with Porto.
He won the Champions League with Porto in 2004 and with Inter in 2010, adding the Europa League in 2017 while boss of Manchester United, and landing the inaugural Conference League with Roma last season.
Mourinho, the self-styled Special One , also won the …
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Officially getting a new era underway this weekend, Barcelona will travel to the Mestalla when they meet Valencia on Saturday night.
Valencia
Starting with the hosts, booking a top-half finish last season, some in Valencia’s camp could be dreaming of the chance to mount a genuine European charge this time around. However, although the Bats might have opened 2024 in the midst of an eye-catching flurry, Ruben Baraja’s camp limped their way over the finish line. Including a 3-1 drumming at the hands of Girona on May 19th, Los Ches failed to muster a single victory from any of their final seven La Liga appearances. Likewise, facing what could be a stern examination when they get proceedings underway on Saturday night, Valencia gained a…
Kylian Mbappe has confirmed that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season.
Mbappe, who joined PSG on a permanent deal from Monaco in 2018 after spending a season on loan, has made 305 appearances for the club, scoring 255 goals, 42 of which came in European competition.
The 25-year-old helped them win Ligue 1 six times, including this season, three Coupe de France titles and two Coupe de la Ligue trophies.
Mbappe, who is out of contract this year, will not be staying at the Parc des Princes at the end of the season, with reports suggesting he could join Real Madrid.
In a message posted on his social media channels, Mbappe said: I ve always said that I would speak with you when the time comes, and so I wanted to announce to you all that i…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp evoked memories of their famous win over Barcelona in 2019 during their “thunderstorm” second-half comeback to beat Luton 4-1.
Trailing to Chiedozie Ogbene’s 12th-minute header, Klopp’s side were a different prospect after the break with Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott bringing up 100 goals for the season.
While it by no means matched the magnitude of their Champions League semi-final comeback after losing the first leg 3-0 to the Catalan giants, it was significant in terms of the title race – re-establishing a four-point lead over Manchester City – and the invigorating atmosphere which the team will undoubtedly have to lean on during the run-in.
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Paris Saint-Germain are aiming to end the season with a domestic treble by winning the Coupe de France on Saturday, but coach Luis Enrique is cautious ahead of facing Lyon.
PSG won the Ligue 1 title for a third time in a row, having already clinched the Trophee des Champions in January.
Lyon, who went 10 games without a win at the start of the season, improved their form after Pierre Sage took charge in November.
And Luis Enrique is anticipating a stern test.
I think Pierre Sage has won 20 games out of 27. They have incredible statistics. He turned it around for a team that started with many difficulties, he told reporters on Friday.
Next season they will certainly be competing for the title with us. They are a top opponent and we are ready.
Arsenal want to sign Declan Rice from London and Premier League rivals West Ham United in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that the Gunners will do their utmost to get a deal done for the England international, who has established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders around but can also operate as a defender.
Rice has been on the books of West Ham United since 2014 and has been a big player for the London club over the years. The 24-year-old has made himself a key figure in the England team, and it would not come as a surprise to anyone if he left the Hammers for a bigger and more ambitious club in the summer of 2023.
Arsenal are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 50 points from 19 matches, five points clear of…
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Atletico Madrid and Sevilla will face each other in La Liga this coming weekend. The match between Los Colchoneros and Los Nervionenses will be held at Estadio Metropolitano and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Saturday.
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid are one of the biggest clubs in Spain and regularly challenge for the La Liga title and compete in the UEFA Champions League. Diego Simeone’s side were expecting to at least compete with Barcelona and city rivals and defending champions Real Madrid for the La Liga title this season, but they will probably have to be happy with just a spot in the UEFA Champions League place.
Los Colchoneros are fourth in the La Liga table …
Manchester City have tied one of their star youngsters to a new deal, with Phil Foden putting pen to paper on a new contract running to 2024.
Foden is yet to start a Premier League game but is considered one of the brightest talents in England, although the 18-year-old has rejected comparisons to Barcelona icon Andres Iniesta.
City have lost out on some of their prized talent of late with Jadon Sancho moving to Borussia Dortmund, who he has helped to top the Bundesliga table, earning England caps in the process.
Brahim Diaz is also expected to follow Sancho away from the Etihad Stadium with Real Madrid reportedly lining up a deal for the teenager, whose contract is set to expire next year.
Stockport-born Foden committing his future to City is therefore a …
Spain coach Luis Enrique is refusing to look at the negatives from his side s loss to Japan, instead pointing to how well La Roja played across their World Cup group stage games.
Japan beat Spain 2-1 on Thursday to secure top spot in Group E, setting up a last-16 tie with Croatia while also condemning Germany to an early exit.
Spain had 82.3 per cent of the possession and attempted 1,058 passes to Japan s 228, and had 12 shots, with five hitting the target.
However, Spain s efforts only accumulated to 1.04 expected goals (xG), whereas Japan s six attempts added up to a combined xG of 1.45, with Ritsu Doan and Junya Ito scoring in the space of three second-half minutes.
If reports in the Spanish media are to be believed, former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique…
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson assessed that everything went wrong for the Reds in the 3-0 Premier League defeat to Brighton.
Jurgen Klopp s side suffered a sixth top-flight defeat of the season as Danny Welbeck added to Solly March s brace to seal a memorable win for the Seagulls at the Amex Stadium.
The Reds have now started a calendar year with two league defeats in a row for the first time since 1993, while they have also lost as many as five away league matches in a single season for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign.
They could end the weekend 10 points adrift of the top four and Henderson wants to see a reaction from his team-mates in their next few games.
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