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EDITION: INTERNATIONAL U.S. MÉXICO ARABIC TV: CNNi CNN en Español Set edition preference Sign up Log in Home Video World U.S. Africa Asia Europe Latin America Middle East Business World Sport Entertainment Tech Travel iReport World Sport Home Analysis Football Golf Tennis Motorsport Horse Racing Sailing SHARE THISPrintEmailMore sharingRedditStumbleUponDelicious/* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar1","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/03/sport/football/football-mourinho-chelsea-special/index.html","title" : "Mourinho unmasked: Why \'The Special One\' needs to feel loved again"});Mourinho unmasked: Why 'The Special One' needs to feel loved againBy Chris Murphy, CNNJune 3, 2013 -- Updated 1617 GMT (0017 HKT)if (typeof cnnArticleGallery=="undefined"){var cnnArticleGallery={};if(typeof cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList=="undefined"){cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList=[];}}var expGalleryPT00=new ArticleExpandableGallery();expGalleryPT00.setImageCount(10);expGalleryPT00.setAdsRefreshCount(3);//cnn_adbptrackpgalimg("The Special One", 1);.cnn_html_slideshow_metadata > .cnn_html_media_utility::before{color:red;content:'>>';font-size:9px;line-height:12px;padding-right:1px}.cnnstrylccimg640{margin:0 27px 14px 0}.captionText{filter:alpha(opacity=100);opacity:1}.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:visited,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:link,.captionText a,.captionText a:visited,.captiontext a:link{color:#004276;outline:medium none}.cnnVerticalGalleryPhoto{margin:0 auto;padding-right:68px;width:270px}
Jose Mourinho is returning to coach Chelsea six years after leaving the club. After a spell with Inter Milan he's endured a tough three years at Real Madrid and returns a different man and coach.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"The Special One"}
After a handful of games in charge at Benfica, Mourinho made his name with Uniao de Leiria. Angolan striker Freddy was one of his players and said even then the squad knew Mourinho was destined for the top. "He protected us from everyone, from the president, from fans, from journalists," he told CNN. "He makes you believe you are the best player."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"Destined for greatness"}Mourinho made his name at Porto, winning a host of domestic trophies, including two successive league titles, and crowned his spell at the club with a shock Champions League triumph in 2004.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"Vintage Porto"}
Mourinho made his name at Porto, winning a host of domestic trophies, including two successive league titles, and crowned his spell at the club with a shock Champions League triumph in 2004.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"Vintage Porto"}
Mourinho left Porto after their European success and joined Chelsea in June 2004, declaring at his first press conference: "I am a special one." He led the club to their first English league title in over 50 years in his first season at Stamford Bridge. Frank Lampard (L) and John Terry were two of his most trusted players. He left in September 2007 after winning five major trophies.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"The ego has landed"}Mourinho's next move took him to Italy where he won two successive Serie A titles, the Italian Cup and a second Champions League crown in 2010. Despite delivering silverware and being loved by the fans he had a strained relationship with the Italian press, one reporter even accusing him of being physically violent.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Twin triumph"}Mourinho celebrates Inter's Champions League success with Marco Materazzi. Despite making limited appearances under Mourinho, the defender was pictured in tears when he left, evidence of the strong bond the coach forms with his squad, according to a former player of his, Freddy.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"Loyalty to loyalty"}Portuguese journalist Jose Carlos Freitas says Mourinho behaves as if he's an actor on stage and he has alienated some people with his flamboyant style. He has few friends at Barcelona, where he used to work as a translator, and annoyed the club by sprinting onto the field to celebrate when his Inter side knocked Barca out of the Champions League.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"The final act"}Mourinho moved to Real in May 2010 but had to wait until the following season to break Barcelona's stranglehold on the La Liga crown. Real's success meant Mourinho had won league titles in four countries -- Portugal, England, Italy and Spain. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":8,"title":"The Real world"}But the title Real Madrid really craved was their tenth Champions League success but Mourinho failed to deliver. After various run-ins with opposing managers, the Spanish authorities and some of his own players, defeat to Borussia Dortmund in Europe's top club competition effectively spelled the end of his time at the Bernabeu. Soon after it was announced he'd leave the club in June.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":9,"title":"Madrid men"}
Mourinho's next move took him to Italy where he won two successive Serie A titles, the Italian Cup and a second Champions League crown in 2010. Despite delivering silverware and being loved by the fans he had a strained relationship with the Italian press, one reporter even accusing him of being physically violent.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Twin triumph"}
Mourinho celebrates Inter's Champions League success with Marco Materazzi. Despite making limited appearances under Mourinho, the defender was pictured in tears when he left, evidence of the strong bond the coach forms with his squad, according to a former player of his, Freddy.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"Loyalty to loyalty"}
Portuguese journalist Jose Carlos Freitas says Mourinho behaves as if he's an actor on stage and he has alienated some people with his flamboyant style. He has few friends at Barcelona, where he used to work as a translator, and annoyed the club by sprinting onto the field to celebrate when his Inter side knocked Barca out of the Champions League.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"The final act"}
Mourinho moved to Real in May 2010 but had to wait until the following season to break Barcelona's stranglehold on the La Liga crown. Real's success meant Mourinho had won league titles in four countries -- Portugal, England, Italy and Spain. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":8,"title":"The Real world"}
But the title Real Madrid really craved was their tenth Champions League success but Mourinho failed to deliver. After various run-ins with opposing managers, the Spanish authorities and some of his own players, defeat to Borussia Dortmund in Europe's top club competition effectively spelled the end of his time at the Bernabeu. Soon after it was announced he'd leave the club in June.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":9,"title":"Madrid men"}
Mourinho's Real departure was welcomed by some, including Barcelona vice president Carles Vilarrubi who said he'd been a "scourge" on Spanish football. The Special One won't struggle for affection back at Chelsea and Freitas thinks that after his two years in Italy and three in Spain, Mourinho is ready to put down some roots and build a club in his own image.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":10,"title":"Back to the Bridge"}HIDE CAPTIONThe Special OneDestined for greatnessVintage PortoThe ego has landedTwin triumphLoyalty to loyaltyThe final actThe Real worldMadrid menBack to the Bridge<<<
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Above all else, Jose Mourinho just needs to feel loved again.It has been in short supply during the final, painful throes of his tempestuous tenure as coach of Real Madrid.Beaten to the La Liga title by Barcelona, blasted out of the Champions League by Borussia Dortmund and battered by the press in Madrid, this is a season he's decried as the worst of his career.The 50-year-old leaves looking visibly drained, with dissent dripping from the dressing room and insults ringing in his ears, rivals lamenting him as a "scourge" on Spanish football.Read: Mourinho returns to Chelseavar currExpandable="expand17";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.source='sports/2013/06/03/mourinho-chelsea-manager.cnn';mObj.videoSource='CNN';mObj.videoSourceUrl='';mObj.lgImage="C:\Program Files\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\stwistofaith\bola\130603143818-mourinho-chelsea-manager-00030629-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand17Store=mObj;
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José Mourinho's press conference anticsLittle wonder then that Mourinho has opted for a return to Chelsea, the English side that helped the Portuguese etch his name into the fabric of modern football folklore as "The Special One."For a man who seems determined to forge new frontiers and embrace different cultures around the continent his desire for a second stint at Stamford Bridge has come as a surprise to many.But according to Portuguese journalist Jose Carlos Freitas, Mourinho's latest move is down to the concept of pater familias; having reached a stage in his career where he wants to mold a club in his image for the long term."I think he is ready to come back to Chelsea in a different way, to try and build something from zero," Freitas, a reporter at the Record newspaper, told CNN."It will be a challenge to rebuild Chelsea's team. This might be the job that keeps him there for five or 10 years. He needs to be the number one guy in the club, not only winning but thinking about the club, changing it, preparing it."When Mourinho was starting his career he wanted to win things -- leagues, cups and the Champions League -- but now he has achieved this status in his career where he needs more."I see this might be a great chance for him to finally have a real connection with (Chelsea's billionaire Russian owner Roman Abramovich) in the way that they can build a Chelsea to look like Manchester United did under Alex Ferguson."Read: Mourinho: "Worst season of my career"Freitas agrees that Mourinho's time at Real will have chastened the coach who famously anointed himself as "special."He always understood something that is awfully important in modern football, to play a role, as if in the theaterJose Carlos Freitas, Portuguese journalistThree years in Spain have brought a hat-trick of domestic trophies, including a league title that broke Barcelona's dominance under Pep Guardiola, but, crucially, not the 10th European Champions League crown their fervent fans crave.Growls of disquiet had been audible for a while but as soon as Real's quest for "La Decima" ended, it became a crescendo.Mourinho spoke of the people in Spain who "hated" him and confirmation of his departure led Barcelona vice-president Carles Vilarrubi to declare him a "scourge on Spanish football" in a radio interview.Vilarrubi also predicted he'll be a "disaster" at Chelsea.Dressing room dissentUnusually for a coach who has prided himself on forging unbreakable spirit amongst his squad, criticism has also seeped from his players.The coach's decision to drop goalkeeper Iker Casillas, Spain's World Cup-winning captain and a Real poster boy with 23 years' service to the club, in favor of new signing Diego Lopez caused much of the consternation.var currExpandable="expand123";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.source='sports/2013/05/31/davies-fifa-racism-reforms-webb.cnn';mObj.videoSource='CNN';mObj.videoSourceUrl='';mObj.lgImage="C:\Program Files\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\stwistofaith\bola\130531164457-davies-fifa-racism-reforms-webb-00014718-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand123Store=mObj;
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Bobby Charlton: Ferguson's best momentHis own players, including fellow Portuguese Pepe, criticized his treatment of Casillas but Mourinho would not yield, dismissing the defender's remarks as jealousy.Despite this fractious finale to his Real career, one of Mourinho's former players has a different take on the culture of conflict that has dominated the final chapter of his Bernabeu reign."At Real Madrid some players were against him but you have to look at that in a different way: why, in a 12-year career, is it that only two or three people are complaining?" asks Frederico Castro Roque dos Santos, known as Freddy, who played under Mourinho for Portuguese side Uniao de Leiria."For me this is success, this is huge. Everywhere he goes people like him; he passed through so many clubs, so many players, so many figures and only now some people complain."Even as a young coach Mourinho was laying the founding principles upon which his success would be based. His first step is demonstrating, and demanding, ultimate loyalty from his charges.So what was it like to play for him?"He protected us from everyone, from the president, from fans, from journalists. To protect his own people he doesn't care about the consequences outside," Freddy explained."Even when he left Inter Milan, one player that hardly played (Italian defender Marco Materazzi) hugged him and cried with him, so this revealed what he does inside a team."He makes you believe you are the best player. In my case, a player who was 20 years old, he told me I would be the best player in the league. Even though I wasn't, I believed him. This is like a father to a son, your son is always the best. This is his major weapon."He's also good with personal relationships -- he is like a psychologist. He has a lot of qualities that are not normal in coaches.Read: Mourinho accused over journalist clash"I believe he is the same person but when you are coach of Chelsea or Real Madrid you have more enemies, let's say. It is a more difficult fight when you are in a big team, but he will protect everyone until the end."Press relationsMourinho's entrance at Chelsea back in 2004 was unforgettable.Suave and sophisticated, he strolled into his new post as a Champions League winner with Porto and instantly declared to the gathered media: "I think I am a special one."Jose makes you believe you're the best player. Like a father to a son, your son is always the best. This is his major weaponFreddy, professional footballerThis one line came to symbolize his close relationship with the English press. They loved his perceived arrogance, the way he prowled the touchline, and he admired their principles of fair play.Though that relationship had soured by the time he left Chelsea in 2007, having secured five major trophies -- including the club's first league title in 55 year -- it still represented the high point in his dealings with the media.His time as coach of Internazionale in Italy, which yielded two Serie A titles, two domestic cup wins and another Champions League triumph, was punctuated by rows with journalists -- one even accused him of physical violence.Relations with the notorious Madrid press veered between difficult and impossible; Mourinho's desire to shape the club the way he wanted combined with his confrontational style jarred with many."He always understood something that is awfully important in modern football, to play a role, as if in the theater," Freitas explains..cnnArticleGalleryNav{border:1px solid #000;cursor:pointer;float:left;height:25px;text-align:center;width:25px}.cnnArticleGalleryNavOn{background-color:#C03;border:1px solid #000;float:left;height:25px;text-align:center;width:20px}.cnnArticleGalleryNavDisabled{background-color:#222;border:1px solid #000;color:#666;float:left;height:25px;text-align:center;width:25px}.cnnArticleExpandableTarget{background-color:#000;display:none;position:absolute}.cnnArticlePhotoContainer{height:122px;width:214px}.cnnArticleBoxImage{cursor:pointer;height:122px;padding-top:0;width:214px}.cnnArticleGalleryCaptionControl{background-color:#000;color:#FFF}.cnnArticleGalleryCaptionControlText{cursor:pointer;float:right;font-size:10px;padding:3px 10px 3px 3px}.cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer cite{background:none repeat scroll 0 0 #000;bottom:48px;color:#FFF;height:auto;left:420px;opacity:.7;position:absolute;width:200px;padding:10px}.cnnArticleGalleryClose{background-color:#fff;display:block;text-align:right}.cnnArticleGalleryCloseButton{cursor:pointer}.cnnArticleGalleryNavPrevNext span{background-color:#444;color:#CCC;cursor:pointer;float:left;height:23px;text-align:center;width:26px;padding:4px 0 0}.cnnArticleGalleryNavPrevNextDisabled span{background-color:#444;color:#666;float:left;height:23px;text-align:center;width:25px;padding:4px 0 0}.cnnVerticalGalleryPhoto{padding-right:68px;width:270px;margin:0 auto}.cnnGalleryContainer{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 0 20px;padding:0 0 0 10px}if (typeof cnnArticleGallery == "undefined") {var cnnArticleGallery = {};}if(typeof cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList =="undefined"){cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList = [];}var expGallery431=new ArticleExpandableGallery();expGallery431.setImageCount(5);//cnn_adbptrackpgalimg("Mourinho farewells Madrid", 1);
Jose Mourinho waves to the crowd following his final match in charge of Real Madrid -- a 4-2 home win against Osasuna. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":true,"x":43,"y":1,"pos":1,"title":"Mourinho farewells Madrid"}Though he was booed by some sections of the smaller than usual crowd, Mourinho did have some support from the Spanish club's "ultra" hardcore fans. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":1,"pos":2,"title":"Mourinho farewells Madrid"}One fan displayed a placard reading "See you never Mou" while another held a scarf with the legend "The Special One" -- a reference to his comment when he was unveiled as manager of English club Chelsea on June 2, 2004. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":1,"pos":3,"title":"Mourinho farewells Madrid"}Mourinho celebrates with Michael Essien -- who he worked with at Chelsea and brought to Madrid this season -- after the midfielder put Real 2-0 up against Osasuna. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":1,"pos":4,"title":"Mourinho farewells Madrid"}The 50-year-old had a difficult time with the Spanish press -- as he had with the Italian media when at Inter Milan -- but he was well-loved by English journalists during his time at Chelsea, where he is now expected to return.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":1,"pos":5,"title":"Mourinho farewells Madrid"}Mourinho farewells MadridMourinho farewells MadridMourinho farewells MadridMourinho farewells MadridMourinho farewells MadridHIDE CAPTION<<<
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One fan displayed a placard reading "See you never Mou" while another held a scarf with the legend "The Special One" -- a reference to his comment when he was unveiled as manager of English club Chelsea on June 2, 2004. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":1,"pos":3,"title":"Mourinho farewells Madrid"}
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The 50-year-old had a difficult time with the Spanish press -- as he had with the Italian media when at Inter Milan -- but he was well-loved by English journalists during his time at Chelsea, where he is now expected to return.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":1,"pos":5,"title":"Mourinho farewells Madrid"}Mourinho farewells MadridMourinho farewells MadridMourinho farewells MadridMourinho farewells MadridMourinho farewells MadridHIDE CAPTION<<<
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Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp and Real boss Jose Mourinho had a pre-match chat on the field while their teams went through the warm-up ahead of the tie.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":true,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":1,"title":"High five"}Borussia Dortmund fans are famed across the globe for their flags, banners and chants. Their team, which last won the competition in 1997, defeated Malaga in dramatic fashion in the quarterfinals to make it through to the last four.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":2,"title":"Ready for action"}Dortmund fans showed their support for Mario Goetze just over 24 hours since it was confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the season for great rival Bayern Munich. The 20-year-old has agreed a $48 million deal with the new German champions.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":3,"title":"Super Mario"}Dortmund made the perfect start when Robert Lewandowski fired home an eighth-minute opener from close range.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":4,"title":"Fast start"}Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring an equalizer seconds after Dortmund felt it should have had a penalty when Marco Reus went down inside the Real penalty area.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":5,"title":"Ronaldo roars"}Dortmund regrouped at half-time and Lewandowski turned home his second of the night five minutes into the second half after escaping the Real offside trip.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":6,"title":"Double trouble"}Just five minutes later Lewandowski made it 3-1 when he showed remarkable skill to turn inside the penalty area and lash the ball home past the helpless Diego Lopez. The Poland international is the first man to score a hat-trick against Real in the Champions League.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":7,"title":"Hat-trick hero"}Just 12 minutes later Dortmund was given a penalty after Marco Reus was fouled by Xabi Alonso and Lewandowski stood up to fire home from 12-yards. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":8,"title":"Spot on"}Dortmund's players celebrate with Lewandowski after he becomes the first player to score four times in a semifinal of the competition since Ferenc Puskas in 1960.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":9,"title":"Party time"}High fiveReady for actionSuper MarioFast startRonaldo roarsDouble troubleHat-trick heroSpot onParty timeHIDE CAPTION<<<
Borussia Dortmund fans are famed across the globe for their flags, banners and chants. Their team, which last won the competition in 1997, defeated Malaga in dramatic fashion in the quarterfinals to make it through to the last four.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":2,"title":"Ready for action"}
Dortmund fans showed their support for Mario Goetze just over 24 hours since it was confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the season for great rival Bayern Munich. The 20-year-old has agreed a $48 million deal with the new German champions.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":3,"title":"Super Mario"}
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Just five minutes later Lewandowski made it 3-1 when he showed remarkable skill to turn inside the penalty area and lash the ball home past the helpless Diego Lopez. The Poland international is the first man to score a hat-trick against Real in the Champions League.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":7,"title":"Hat-trick hero"}
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Dortmund's players celebrate with Lewandowski after he becomes the first player to score four times in a semifinal of the competition since Ferenc Puskas in 1960.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":2,"pos":9,"title":"Party time"}High fiveReady for actionSuper MarioFast startRonaldo roarsDouble troubleHat-trick heroSpot onParty timeHIDE CAPTION<<<
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Jose Mourinho opened up to CNN World Sport's Pedro Pinto by revealing he hates his social life. "I would love to be with my family in the street as a normal person and I can't," he said in this exclusive interview.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":true,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":1,"title":"The Special One "}Mourinho's persona on camera differs from the man who goes and watches his 12-year-old son play football. The Real boss said: "Before the match, press conference is pre-match and after the match, press conference is post-match, but it's a match."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":2,"title":"Playing up for the cameras"}Mourinho hopes to continue working in football until he is 70 or 75 and says he feels right at home in his office. "I keep to myself, I keep to the people that are close to me and one day when my career finishes, I hope that I will still have a few years to be a normal person because I want to finish my career at 70 or 75."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":3,"title":"Thoughts for the future"}Mourinho made his name at Porto, leading the club to a shock Champions League success by beating French club Monaco in the final. The Portuguese side famously defeated Manchester United on its way to glory in 2004.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":4,"title":"Birth of a legend"}Mourinho sprinted on to the field at the Camp Nou following his Inter side's aggregate victory over Barcelona in the 2010 Champions League semifinal. The Portuguese coach had started his career at the Catalan club as translator to the late Sir Bobby Robson.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":5,"title":"Back to Barcelona"}Mourinho jumps for joy after leading Inter Milan to victory in the 2010 Champions League final against Bayern Munich. It was the second time he had won the competiton after leading Porto to the title back in 2004.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":6,"title":"Champion once again"}Mourinho holds the Champions League trophy aloft at the Santiago Bernabeu following his side's 2-0 win over Bayern Munich. He became the third man in history to win the competition with two different clubs after Ernst Happel and Ottmar Hitzfeld.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":7,"title":"Making history"}Mourinho led Chelsea to consecutive league titles in 2005 and 2006 after making the move from Porto following his Champions League triumph. He remains close to Blues owner Roman Abramovich despite his acrimonious departure.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":8,"title":"King of the Kings Road"}Real Madrid's players toss Mourinho into the sky after clinching the 2012 La Liga title following their victory at Athletic Bilbao. The achievement means he has won league titles in Portugal, England, Italy and Spain.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":9,"title":"Sky\'s the limit"}Mourinho often takes his children along to watch matches with him. It's a far cry from the field where his son, Jose, plays football and is often taunted because of who his father is. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":10,"title":"Child\'s play"}Mourinho and Vilanova have made up since that infamous incident where the Portuguese poked the Barca man in the eye during an El Clasico encounter last season. Vilanova, who has now taken over the manager's job from Pep Guardiola, will go head to head with Mourinho once again on Sunday.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":11,"title":"The great rivalry"}The Special One Playing up for the camerasThoughts for the futureBirth of a legendBack to BarcelonaChampion once againMaking historyKing of the Kings RoadSky's the limitChild's playThe great rivalryHIDE CAPTION<<<
Mourinho's persona on camera differs from the man who goes and watches his 12-year-old son play football. The Real boss said: "Before the match, press conference is pre-match and after the match, press conference is post-match, but it's a match."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":2,"title":"Playing up for the cameras"}
Mourinho hopes to continue working in football until he is 70 or 75 and says he feels right at home in his office. "I keep to myself, I keep to the people that are close to me and one day when my career finishes, I hope that I will still have a few years to be a normal person because I want to finish my career at 70 or 75."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":3,"title":"Thoughts for the future"}
Mourinho holds the Champions League trophy aloft at the Santiago Bernabeu following his side's 2-0 win over Bayern Munich. He became the third man in history to win the competition with two different clubs after Ernst Happel and Ottmar Hitzfeld.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":7,"title":"Making history"}
Mourinho led Chelsea to consecutive league titles in 2005 and 2006 after making the move from Porto following his Champions League triumph. He remains close to Blues owner Roman Abramovich despite his acrimonious departure.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":8,"title":"King of the Kings Road"}
Mourinho often takes his children along to watch matches with him. It's a far cry from the field where his son, Jose, plays football and is often taunted because of who his father is. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":10,"title":"Child\'s play"}
Mourinho and Vilanova have made up since that infamous incident where the Portuguese poked the Barca man in the eye during an El Clasico encounter last season. Vilanova, who has now taken over the manager's job from Pep Guardiola, will go head to head with Mourinho once again on Sunday.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":43,"y":3,"pos":11,"title":"The great rivalry"}The Special One Playing up for the camerasThoughts for the futureBirth of a legendBack to BarcelonaChampion once againMaking historyKing of the Kings RoadSky's the limitChild's playThe great rivalryHIDE CAPTION<<<
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