The Premier League, we should never forget, is essentially the most popular soap opera in the world. Yes there’s the football, the winning and losing of matches, and that is important, but alongside it runs the constant drama, the ludicrous plots, the intrigue, the operatic farce. It is the bend […]
José Mourinho
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Roma have sacked their manager José Mourinho with the club ninth in Serie A. The decision follows Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at Milan and last Wednesday’s Coppa Italia exit in the derby against Lazio. “AS Roma can confirm that José Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate […]
A 90th-minute goal from Stephan El Shaarawy secured a 1-0 win for Roma over 10-man Monza at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday before José Mourinho was shown a red card for gestures made towards the opposition’s staff. The victory is Roma’s third consecutive league win, and their fourth overall in […]
José Mourinho, perhaps, is a pleasure better remembered than experienced. We chuckled at him wearing a wire, at him laying into Daniel Levy with the scorn that only he can muster, progressing through a semi-final with an xG of 0.03. Classic José, we said with a smile. Still fighting the […]
José Mourinho will have a chance to claim a sixth European trophy after Roma reached the Europa League final by holding Bayer Leverkusen to a 0-0 draw. Roma went through 1-0 on aggregate after winning the first leg of the semi-final at home. The visitors were on the backfoot for […]
José Mourinho has claimed he wore a wire on the touchline during Roma’s 1-1 draw at Monza in Serie A on Wednesday, to “protect myself” from the match officials. The Roma manager, who is no stranger to clashes with referees, tore into Daniele Chiffi after the game, describing the 38-year-old […]
José Mourinho has said people forget about the impressive job Brendan Rodgers did in taking Liverpool to the cusp of winning the Premier League title on a tiny budget compared with the one Jürgen Klopp is working with, as his Roma team prepare to take on Leicester for a place […]
As first taste of European semi-finals go, this barnstorming match will surely have whet the appetite of Leicester. Ademola Lookman bundled in a second-half equaliser via Gianluca Mancini to cancel out Roma’s early opener and ensure a grandstand finish in the second leg of this Europa Conference League contest at […]