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EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mourinho happy as Inter mark title in style</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/05/18/italy.inter/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/05/18/italy.inter/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Inter Milan celebrated their fourth successive Scudetto with a 3-0 home victory against Siena on Sunday as coach Jose Mourinho demanded total commitment from his players.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Luis Bueno: Mourinho talks about his title ambitions, future as coach</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/04/09/mourinho.qa/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/04/09/mourinho.qa/index.html</guid><description>For three consecutive summers, José Mourinho brought Chelsea to the U.S. for preseason training and friendlies against other touring European clubs and assorted Major League 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