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Jose Mourinho reveals his two biggest regrets from career in football… including brutal Chelsea swipe
He also admitted he should have quit one club a lot sooner
JOSE MOURINHO has revealed the two biggest regrets of his football career in a brutal swipe at former side Chelsea.
The Special One is currently in charge of Turkish giants Fenerbahce after an incredible 25 years as a manager.
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His travels have seen him boss sides in Portugal, England, Italy and Spain.
And Mourinho has a host of trophies in his cabinet, solidifying his legacy as one of the game’s greatest.
However, the tactician admits there are two huge decisions he made in his career which still haunt him to this day.
The first saw Mourinho take a dig at old side Chelsea, who he won three Premier League titles with during two glittering spells.
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Mourinho rejoined the Blues in 2013 after enjoying success with Inter Milan and Real Madrid.
But he admits he should not have returned to Stamford Bridge, revealing he regrets not accepting an offer to stay at Real.
Mourinho told : “The ‘no’ to Florentino Perez (is one regret).
“He said to me, ‘Don’t leave, you’ve done the hard part and the best is yet to come’.
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“I knew it was true, but I wanted to return to Chelsea after three years of great challenges in Spain.”
Mourinho’s time at the Bernabeu saw him win a LaLiga title while ending Real’s 20-year Copa del Rey drought.
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But it was fraught with controversy amid an epic rivalry with Pep Guardiola and Barcelona.
While Mourinho also reportedly fell out with several players in the Spanish capital.
Upon his return to Chelsea, he won a Premier League title and League Cup before being sacked in December 2015.
After staying in England with Manchester United and Spurs, Mourinho ended up back in Italy with Roma.
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He led them to Europa Conference League glory in 2022 before reaching the Europa League final a year later.
Roma controversially lost the match to Sevilla on penalties, leading Mourinho to confront English ref Anthony Taylor in the car park afterwards.
He branded the official a “f*****g disgrace”, with Taylor subjected to further abuse from Roma supporters.
Mourinho was eventually hit with a four-game ban for his tirade.
And he now admits he should have QUIT Roma after the Europa final defeat.
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Mourinho, who remained at the club until he was sacked in January 2024, added: “I have to talk about Budapest, not because of the confusion with Anthony Taylor.
“But because I didn’t leave straight away. I should have left Roma straight away, I didn’t, and it was a mistake.”
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