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Xabi Alonso is heading to Chelsea and the football world is divided. Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros discuss whether Chelsea is truly the best destination for one of Europe’s most in-demand managers and why Liverpool may have passed on making a move for their former midfield legend. Can Alonso handle the pressure and dysfunction at Stamford Bridge, or is this the beginning of a new Chelsea era? Then, USMNT and Fulham left back Antonee Robinson joins The Cooligans! “Jedi” talks about the growth and maturity of the U.S. men’s national team ahead of the biggest World Cup in American history, his strong Premier League performances, and the surprising reason many fans in Liverpool actually root for the USMNT over England. He also opens up about life in the Premier League and the confidence surrounding this current American squad. Finally, the boys react to rumors of Jose Mourinho returning to Real Madrid and debate whether “The Special One” can still bring trophies to Los Blancos or if he would only add more drama to an already chaotic club. Plus: Neymar’s latest outburst, Sam Sarver’s hilarious celebration, Antoine Griezmann’s emotional goodbye, and more of the biggest stories from around world football. . Timestamps: (8:00) - Why did Xabi Alonso choose Chelsea? (24:00) - Antonee Robinson joins the Cooligans (35:00) - Jose Mourinho the right man to fix Real Madrid? (44:00) - Rapido Reactions: Neymar, Antoine Griezmann & more Subscribe to The Cooligans on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

In June 2004, José Mourinho made headlines around the world by claiming ‘I think I’m a special one’ at his unveiling as Chelsea manager. Just under a year later, he lifted the Premier League trophy for the first time, delivering Chelsea their first league title in 50 years. Robert Huth was part of the Chelsea defence that conceded only 15 goals in the league that season – and he joins Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith 20 years later to reflect on an incredible achievement. They look back on Jose Mourinho’s management style – what was it like to be coached by him? Can he be credited with bringing the 4-3-3 to English football? Hear from midfielder Claude Makélélé on his role within the team and from Sir Alex Ferguson on his rivalry with José Mourinho. [This is re-versioned episode from the Football Daily’s archive. It was first published on the 26th April 2025] They also discuss what nearly became a domestic treble for Mourinho in his first year in English football, and remember one of the Premier League’s most memorable seasons.

Why did Jose Mourinho depart Roma? What mattered the most when building a team? Jose’s pre-match routine! Today, Rio Ferdinand & Stephen Howson sit down to chat to former Chelsea, Man Utd, Spurs & Roma boss, the Special One, Football.com Ambassador Jose Mourinho! They discuss the reasons why Jose Mourinho is no longer manager of Roma, the difficulties in playing Mourinho’s side, creating a team in today’s generation, what’s important to Jose in building a team, as well as football rivalries, pre-match routines and much more! Jose Mourinho on being England’s Head Coach? What was Mourinho’s biggest achievement at Man United? What made his first stint at Chelsea so successful? What was his biggest tactical achievement? Where next for Jose Mourinho? What was Jose’s favourite rivalry? Who are Jose’s favourites for the Champions league and Premier League? Which Premier league team gave Jose the most trouble during his time in England? The undeniable talent of R9, Jose’s experiences with Sir Bobby Robson , as well as his gripe with the yellow card accumulation meaning a suspension! Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe and hit that notification bell so you never miss a minute of football coverage, exclusive interviews, and fiery debates this season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Matt Dickinson, Matt Lawton, Jonathan Northcroft in Rome and our special guest, Jose Mourinho. Italy are through to the semi-finals, where they’ll take on Spain. They managed to overcome the top-rated team in the world in Belgium, but with Leonardo Spinazzola seemingly suffering a serious injury - at what cost? (00:00) Spain scraped through on penalties against a spirited Switzerland who’ll count themselves unlucky. Can they go any further and was Remo Freuler right to be sent off for the Swiss?(12:07) Jose Mourinho joins us once again to give his thoughts on England’s chances tonight against Ukraine. Does he expect Harry Kane to find his form now he’s got a Euros goal? (24:05) The rest of the team take a deeper look into tonights fixtures and Matt Lawton argues his case for papers leaking team news ahead of matches (29:52) Today’s results: Switzerland 1-1 Spain (Spain win 3-1 on penalties) Belgium 1-2 Italy Get more of The Times and The Sunday Times for less than £1 a day. Start your free trial: thetimes.co.uk/thegame Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and our special guest, Jose Mourinho. We reflect on the knockout stages so far. Can the quarter finals top the goals and shocks of the Round of 16? How will teams deal with missing players and could they be the difference between going through and going home? (00:00) Jose Mourinho is our special guest throughout the tournament and he joins us to give his thoughts on the knockout stages so far and how he thinks the first two quarter finals will go down (24:10) We predict which teams could cause the shock of the knockout stages - could Ukraine down Gareth Southgate’s men? (35:06) Tonight’s matches: Switzerland vs Spain Belgium vs Italy Get more of The Times and The Sunday Times for less than £1 a day. Start your free trial: thetimes.co.uk/thegame Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.