Here's a little game you can play at home. Type the words "Mourinho" and "referee" in your search engine. When I do it, I get more than 3 million hits. Here are some random headlines:
Patrick Vieira's move to Manchester City appears to have moved a step closer after Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho confirmed he has played his last game for the Italian club. English Premier League side City had been linked with a move for the 33-year-old midfielder who has a stop-start career at the San Siro since his move from Juventus. Vieria played in Inter's 1-0 win over Chievo and Mourinho paid tribute to his contribution to the club after the match and confirmed his impending departure. "In particular Vieira was great in his last game for us. He is a player that we will certainly miss now that he is leaving," Mourinho told reporters. "It was the best way to say goodbye to us and I wish him all the best in his new life. I don't know where he is going. He doesn't have to tell anyone. England? I think so. "We couldn't have stopped him from leaving."
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has been accused of "physical and verbal aggression" towards a journalist after Sunday's 1-1 Serie A draw at Atalanta.
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has claimed he did not assault a journalist after his side's 1-1 draw with Atalanta.
Manager Jose Mourinho was sent off as Italian leaders Inter Milan crashed to a 2-1 defeat at title hopefuls Juventus on Saturday night.
Such is the level of pressure heaped on football managers, it is unsurprising that now and then they might say or do something that gets them into trouble with someone.
Champions Inter Milan failed to re-establish their seven-point lead in Italy's Serie A after being held 1-1 at home by AS Roma on Sunday night.
Portuguese football coach Jose Mourinho, ever the headline creator, has caused further outcry this week after he substituted Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari from his Inter Milan side during their Italian Serie A clash with Bari.
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho is under fire from a Muslim leader in Italy after his criticism of Sulley Muntari for fasting during Ramadan.
Italian champions Inter Milan have unveiled new signing Samuel Eto'o, with the Cameroon striker immediately being forced to deny suggestions from the Italian media that he has ever had a problem with new coach Jose Mourinho.
Here's a little game you can play at home. Type the words "Mourinho" and "referee" in your search engine. When I do it, I get more than 3 million hits. Here are some random headlines:
Patrick Vieira's move to Manchester City appears to have moved a step closer after Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho confirmed he has played his last game for the Italian club. English Premier League side City had been linked with a move for the 33-year-old midfielder who has a stop-start career at the San Siro since his move from Juventus. Vieria played in Inter's 1-0 win over Chievo and Mourinho paid tribute to his contribution to the club after the match and confirmed his impending departure. "In particular Vieira was great in his last game for us. He is a player that we will certainly miss now that he is leaving," Mourinho told reporters. "It was the best way to say goodbye to us and I wish him all the best in his new life. I don't know where he is going. He doesn't have to tell anyone. England? I think so. "We couldn't have stopped him from leaving."
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has been accused of "physical and verbal aggression" towards a journalist after Sunday's 1-1 Serie A draw at Atalanta.
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has claimed he did not assault a journalist after his side's 1-1 draw with Atalanta.
Manager Jose Mourinho was sent off as Italian leaders Inter Milan crashed to a 2-1 defeat at title hopefuls Juventus on Saturday night.
Such is the level of pressure heaped on football managers, it is unsurprising that now and then they might say or do something that gets them into trouble with someone.
Champions Inter Milan failed to re-establish their seven-point lead in Italy's Serie A after being held 1-1 at home by AS Roma on Sunday night.
Portuguese football coach Jose Mourinho, ever the headline creator, has caused further outcry this week after he substituted Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari from his Inter Milan side during their Italian Serie A clash with Bari.
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho is under fire from a Muslim leader in Italy after his criticism of Sulley Muntari for fasting during Ramadan.
Italian champions Inter Milan have unveiled new signing Samuel Eto'o, with the Cameroon striker immediately being forced to deny suggestions from the Italian media that he has ever had a problem with new coach Jose Mourinho.
Jose Mourinho has admitted he was left angered by the decision to sell Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Barcelona, although the Inter Milan coach reveals he is delighted to welcome Samuel Eto'o to the San Siro.
The summer transfer market is a few weeks away from opening and already the signs are that the global financial crisis is forcing clubs to rethink their annual spending.
Jose Mourinho has extended his contract at Serie A champions Inter Milan by 12 months until June 2012, killing off speculation that he could be on his way to Real Madrid.
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.
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 Soccer teams. Two years after his last trip, the Portuguese manager will bring a new team back to the States.
British police are investigating an allegation of common assault against Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho following his club's 2-0 defeat against Manchester United in the Champions League.
To our knowledge, Roman Abramovich has never sung Oops!... I Did It Again at karaoke while wearing a Britney Spears wig. But it would be apt, since the Chelsea owner hastily and mistakenly sacked a manager for the third time in 17 months.
The sudden exit of Luiz Felipe Scolari at Chelsea has left Ray Wilkins temporarily in charge, and the door is wide open for a new manager at the London club.
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho says he may yet move for Chelsea's Didier Drogba and Jermaine Jenas of Tottenham in the January transfer window.
Defending champions Manchester United will face Italian champions Inter Milan in one of three England v Italy showdowns, as the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League in Nyon, Switzerland, produced a host of mouthwatering ties.
If there's a new feeling of buzz around the Italian Serie A this season, much of it comes down to two men who are walking, talking hype machines: Ronaldinho and José Mourinho.
Italian champions Inter Milan appointed Jose Mourinho as their new coach on Monday in succession to Roberto Mancini.
Out of sight, out of mind? Hardly. José Mourinho may have retired to his Portuguese hideaway last September, but his presence still hovers over the game.
Jose Mourinho has denied reports that he has had talks with Inter Milan about succeeding Roberto Mancini as manager, which had earlier been confirmed by the former Chelsea coach's personal adviser Eladio Parames.
The biggest story in England this week is a team that's hardly English at all.
Jose Mourinho has turned down the chance to become England's new supremo after discussions with Football Association hierarchy.
Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has distanced himself from reports claiming that he is favorite to become the next manager of England if Steve McClaren is sacked.
Chelsea's new coach Avram Grant announced himself as the "normal one" as attempted to stamp his authority at Stamford Bridge in the wake of the sensational departure of Jose Mourinho.
Jose Mourinho has insisted that he was not sacked by Chelsea and claims that his decision to leave was the right move for both parties.
Ego, power and politics. To understand Jose Mourinho's exit from Chelsea, it is necessary to embrace these three words and realize his dismissal was not a football decision.
The football world was rocked this week with the shock resignation on Wednesday evening of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
Chelsea players Ricardo Carvalho and Claude Makelele have expressed their shock at the surprise departure of manager Jose Mourinho.
Jose Mourinho was rarely out of the headlines during his three-years in charge of big-spending Chelsea, bringing success on the field and courting controversy off it with his colorful and often eccentric press conferences.
Jose Mourinho and Chelsea had to go their separate ways because the deteriorating relationship between coach and club was adversely affecting the team's performances, said a Chelsea statement on Thursday.
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The show of unity between Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and billionaire owner Roman Abramovich this week confirmed one of last season's worse-kept secrets -- that the pair were barely on speaking terms for the majority of the season, a falling-out that arguably cost the London club any hopes of winning the Premier League for a third season in succession.
Chelsea are so short of players for Saturday's FA Cup final they may be forced to use goalkeeper Hilario as a substitute striker, manager Jose Mourinho said.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien could be fit for Monday's FA Cup quarterfinal replay at Tottenham Hotspur, a game manager Jose Mourinho is confident of winning.
Jose Mourinho will play the commanding figure of captain John Terry at the heart of his defense in the FA Cup against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, if he gets the final go-ahead from doctors.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho expects another mixed reception in Porto when he takes the English champions to Portugal for their Champions League last 16 tie on Wednesday.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed he wishes to stay at the Premier League champions if he feels he has sufficient support.
Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech is poised to make his long-awaited comeback from serious injury, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said on Saturday.
Chelsea have denied reports that manager Jose Mourinho is to quit the Premier League champions at the end of the season.
Jose Mourinho has fueled speculation about his future at Chelsea with veiled criticism of the club's board for failing to underwrite moves for new players in the January transfer window.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has scoffed at suggestions that he is going through the toughest phase of his career.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has increased speculation about the future of 30 million pound ($58.77 millon) striker Andriy Shevchenko by claiming that the Ukrainian star is not among his core first-choice players.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is unlikely to make his Premier League debut on Sunday against Manchester City, because he has failed to recover from a hip injury, manager Jose Mourinho said on Friday.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho believes that his squad is so far short of match fitness and says that he would not be surprised if they drop points at the start of the Premier League season.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said he is willing to give want-away French defender William Gallas a fresh start with the Premiership champions.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will let Damien Duff leave the English champions because he cannot guarantee the Republic of Ireland winger a regular place in his side.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has insisted that want-away duo Didier Drogba and William Gallas will not be allowed to quit the English champions until their contracts are up.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Bayern Munich midfielder Michael Ballack will join the club for next season.
England's Sven-Goran Eriksson and Chelsea's Jose Mourinho are among seven names put forward as candidates to become Real Madrid's new coach.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said Didier Drogba is a "fighter" not a diver after the Ivory Coast star faced renewed criticizm Monday about his on-field conduct.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho is following a carefully designed strategy to take the pressure off the players ahead of Tuesday's Champions League showdown against Barcelona.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has renewed his partnership with Portuguese international Maniche after signing the 28-year-old midfielder on loan from Dynamo Moscow.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has apologised to Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger for calling him a "voyeur" earlier this season.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is in trouble again with the English Football Association after accusing Wigan's Lee McCulloch of "cheating" in a TV interview on Saturday.
Manager Jose Mourinho has backed Peter Kenyon after the Chelsea chief executive said the club would comfortably defend their Premier League title.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho fired the first salvo in the countdown to the English Premiership season as he told his rivals that they will need to improve to have any chance of wresting the title from his side.
Chelsea have accepted their 300,000 ($542,900) fine for "tapping up" Arsenal's Ashley Cole but their manager Jose Mourinho will appeal the verdict.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has lost lost his appeal against a 5,000-pound ($9,650) fine for questioning the integrity of the referee who handled his side's League Cup semifinal first leg against Manchester United.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has ensured the summer transfer rumor mill will be in full swing by revealing that he needs to strengthen his Premier League champions with three new players next season.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has signed a new five-year contract with the club crowned Premiership champions for the first time in 50 years last weekend.
Wherever Jose Mourinho goes, success just as surely follows.
Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benitez are playing up the chances of their teams for the return leg of the all-English Champions League semifinal.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists a calm, collected approach will assure the Londoners victory over Liverpool in the Champions League semifinal first leg on Wednesday.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has scrapped his much anticipated sports talkshow in Portugal after just one day.
The manager of English soccer premiership leaders Chelsea, Jose Mourinho, was the center of a storm after claims he got around a match ban by sending messages to his team via an assistant's secret earpiece.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been offered a new contract by the Premier League club, his agent said on Wednesday.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will watch his team play Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg the same way as millions of others -- on television.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has curbed his comments about his touchline ban for both legs of their Champions League quarterfinal against Bayern Munich.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho was given a two-match touchline ban and his club fined 75,000 Swiss francs ($62,810) by UEFA on Thursday for bringing the game into disrepute.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has promised to take legal action against UEFA referees' chief Volker Roth unless he retracts the claim that Mourinho is an "enemy of football."
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has escaped an FA misconduct charge for his gesture to Liverpool fans during Sunday's League Cup final.
The English Football Association were on Monday weighing up whether to start an investigation into Jose Mourinho's controversial gesture during Chelsea's Carling Cup final success.
Chelsea have confirmed that they will lodge a protest with UEFA over Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard's discussion with referee Anders Frisk at halftime of their Champions League match on Wednesday.
Striker Didier Drogba is unlikely to be fit for Chelsea's showcase Champions League match against Barcelona next week, manager Jose Mourinho said on Thursday.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been charged with improper conduct by the English FA for his "cheat, cheat, cheat" comment in a post-match interview after the League Cup semifinal first leg clash with Manchester United.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho will not face disciplinary action over his comments about the referee in Wednesday's League Cup semi-final draw with Manchester United.
Manager Jose Mourinho said on Monday that league leaders Chelsea will train on Christmas Day as they bid to stay top of the Premiership.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has moved quickly to rule out a move for Tottenham striker Jermaine Defoe though he admires the talent of the young England star.
Temperamental striker Adrian Mutu, who played for Romania against club advice and criticised manager Jose Mourinho, may have made his last Chelsea appearance.
Jose Mourinho joined English Premier League side Chelsea in June after leading Porto to success in the Champions League.
Jose Mourinho vowed on Saturday that he would deliver the Premiership title to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich long before his long-term contract is up.
Jose Mourinho's Chelsea made an excellent start to the English Premier League season as they beat rivals Manchester United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Jose Mourinho has made England defender John Terry Chelsea's new captain for next season.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has told Argentinian striker Hernan Crespo he has 10 days to decide if he wants to stay with the English Premiership club.
Chelsea officially named Jose Mourinho as new manager on Wednesday, giving him a three-year contract as he takes over from Claudio Ranieri.
Jose Mourinho is expected to be named new Chelsea manager on Wednesday after Porto said they have agreed terms for the annulment of his contract.
Porto coach Jose Mourinho guided his team to Champions League glory, then said it was "almost for sure" his last game in charge of the Portuguese champions.
Jose Mourinho and Didier Deschamps, the youthful coaches of Porto and Monaco, have been hogging the limelight ahead of the Champions League final between their charges in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Porto coach Jose Mourinho is fighting injuries and the threat of complacency as his side prepare to face Lyon in Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal first leg.

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