José Mourinho

Enzo Maresca: Man City titles ‘absolutely not tainted’

The Nations League and the wider set of international games staged across the globe have been accompanied by a daily list of casualties, club officials viewing matches through their fingers as players pull up and gesture to the bench

Alejandro Grimaldo converted the resulting penalty before Jonathan David doubled Atletico's lead

Real vs Atletico controversy reignites debate over VAR’s true purpose

Until Troy Parrott headed to Seville this summer, the chances of Real Betis v Lille being a leading attraction to the Irish diaspora were minimal

Having scored the winner against Real Madrid last weekend, throwing back to José Mourinho his rejection when a Spurs teenager, he delivered again in northern France

In the meantime, several members of the original French cast have become proper stars in their own right, especially Camille Cottin and Laure Calamy, and this sequel, set five years on, is smart to put these two at the heart of the latest instalment

Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid secured a narrow 2-1 victory over his former side, Inter Milan, in a high-octane Champions League opener on Tuesday

Mbappe heads into Real Madrid's Champions League opener against Inter Milan with his stock having risen significantly after a record-breaking summer with France

But several other teams fancy their chances of toppling the Parisians, including last year’s runners-up Arsenal, and Bayern Munich, who pushed PSG hard in the semifinal

Arsenal delivered an emphatic response to Chelsea's emergence as a potential Premier League title contender with a 2-1 win that ended its rival's unbeaten start on Sunday

He made four appearances without scoring before hitting Heerenveen for four goals in his fifth game

The manager holds Raul Asencio accountable for controversies away from the pitch

Jude Bellingham thrives with new freedom under Jose Mourinho

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho criticised the Ballon d'Or ahead of a La Liga match, calling it 'political'

Mourinho's Madrid made it two wins from two in La Liga, with Vinicius Junior also on the scoresheet, while Jude Bellingham provided two assists as the star trio picked apart their Basque visitor

Los Blancos revamped their squad this summer, signing six players including record arrival Yan Diomande, Bernardo Silva and Marc Cucurella

Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019

Jose Mourinho recognises Vinicius Jr as Real Madrid’s true special one

Torres came off the bench for his Ligue 1 debut and opened his account for his new club weeks on from scoring the winning goal for La Roja in the World Cup final

Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019

For all those stars; for all that Mourinho’s main task might just have been been to find a way to fit Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior and Jude Bellingham together; for all that he had introduced Yan Diomande, the most expensive player in the club’s history, it was a 21-year-old, unknown six months ago and unexpectedly signed from Levante, who got the goal that secured victory upon the coach’s second coming

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Mourinho is set to begin his second spell in charge of Real Madrid when they travel to Espanyol on Saturday for their opening LaLiga fixture

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights

Barca seal €75m move for Ballon d'Or winner after long transfer saga

Even in the hyperreal world of football, there are few characters more compelling, more polarising, or more everything than José Mourinho, the best and worst of public him on full display in a new three-part Netflix series

Florentino Pérez is also still around — and he is largely the reason why Mourinho is back

Now Barca are aiming to pile on the misery for Los Blancos

Rodri’s potential move to Barcelona is gathering pace, with reports suggesting the Spanish midfielder has agreed to the terms and conditions of a move to the Catalan giants

That documentary worked brilliantly because its subjects seemed so sweetly but devastatingly lacking in discretion or self-awareness that everything they said landed like a line from a Christopher Guest parody

United have failed to return to the top of the English game since Ferguson stepped down, with his successor, David Moyes, sacked after only 10 months in charge

Bruno Guimaraes to have Arsenal medical on Monday after £80m deal agreed

Bruno Guimaraes to have Arsenal medical on Monday after £80m deal agreed

Arsenal have been relatively quiet in the transfer market compared with big-spending rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Chelsea

Arsenal eye Vinícius Jr move amid contract stand-off with Real

Reigning champions Argentina arrive after overcoming Switzerland, with Lionel Messi continuing to inspire alongside a midfield featuring Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez and Rodrigo De Paul

Discovering what Lionel Messi means to Argentina fans as the footballing icon makes World Cup history

He was handed his Argentina bow by Jose Pekerman in a friendly against Hungary in Budapest that August, replacing Lisandro Lopez in the 64th minute and joining Hernan Crespo up front

Mounting criticism of FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been led by Jürgen Klopp after world football's governing body overturned Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspension following intervention from US President Donald Trump

The World Cup has been a back-roads odyssey for England so far

England have overcome several World Cup obstacles already this summer — yet Thomas Tuchel is fully aware of the seismic challenge that awaits at the cauldron that is the Azteca Stadium in the last-16

News of the deal emerged on Sunday, with this Spanish club later confirming a six-year deal has been negotiated

Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019

Silva most recently managed Fulham for five years, guiding the club from the Championship to the Premier League in his debut season, before establishing them as a stable mid-table side in England's top flight

Florentino Pérez wins re-election as Real Madrid president

Former Fenerbahçe head coach José Mourinho has filed a formal complaint against the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, escalating a dispute over disciplinary sanctions imposed during his tenure in the Turkish Süper Lig

Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019