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Mourinho claims to have rejected England
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February 25, 2010, Thursday
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INTER Milan coach Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday he was once offered the position of managing England's national team.
The Portuguese was talking to reporters in the build up to his side's Champions League clash with Chelsea when he made the claim following a question about John Terry being stripped of the England captaincy.
"I am not England's coach and therefore I don't want to comment," Mourinho said. "Just as I am not the president of Chelsea and so don't comment on (Chelsea owner) Roman Abramovich's decisions.
"I could have been England manager but I didn't want to," he added. "When England came looking for me I was the proudest coach in the world."
Mourinho didn't say when he was offered the position, but hinted that it came before the Football Association chose Fabio Capello. When the Italian succeeded Steve McLaren in late 2007, Mourinho was a free agent.
"I thought about it a lot, a lot," he said. "On the one hand I wanted to do it, on the other I knew that it wasn't the right job for me because I love coaching every day. Therefore I decided not to do it and England chose a coach with great experience to whom I wish my best."
Auction
Meanwhile, Chelsea fans who failed to catch one of the Premier League medals hurled into the crowd by Jose Mourinho now have the chance to buy one.
One of the two medals tossed to the Stamford Bridge crowd by Mourinho when he was manager in 2006 goes on sale at an auction of sporting memorabilia.
But only the richest of Blues' followers will be following the bidding. Bonhams auctioneers, who will be selling the medal on behalf of the fan who caught it, estimate its value at 12,000-15,000 pounds (US$18,500-US$23,125).
"It's very collectable because it's Chelsea," said Bonhams' Chris Hayes. "They tend to have a lot of wealthy fans, but it can be anyone buying it really. You get the investors, the supporters, the collectors."
The medal was the second presented to Mourinho on April 29, 2006.
Mourinho tossed his first to the fans after a 3-0 win over Manchester United clinched the league title for the west London club, saying he had no need for it since he already had one in his collection from the previous season. He was immediately presented with a replacement, which went the same way as the first - straight into a forest of arms thrust up into the spring sunshine in hope of snaring a rare prize.
"They don't come on to the market that often," Hayes said.
The medal is being sold by the fan who caught it, as was the first when it was sold for 21,600 pounds (US$33,304) two years ago.
The Portuguese was talking to reporters in the build up to his side's Champions League clash with Chelsea when he made the claim following a question about John Terry being stripped of the England captaincy.
"I am not England's coach and therefore I don't want to comment," Mourinho said. "Just as I am not the president of Chelsea and so don't comment on (Chelsea owner) Roman Abramovich's decisions.
"I could have been England manager but I didn't want to," he added. "When England came looking for me I was the proudest coach in the world."
Mourinho didn't say when he was offered the position, but hinted that it came before the Football Association chose Fabio Capello. When the Italian succeeded Steve McLaren in late 2007, Mourinho was a free agent.
"I thought about it a lot, a lot," he said. "On the one hand I wanted to do it, on the other I knew that it wasn't the right job for me because I love coaching every day. Therefore I decided not to do it and England chose a coach with great experience to whom I wish my best."
Auction
Meanwhile, Chelsea fans who failed to catch one of the Premier League medals hurled into the crowd by Jose Mourinho now have the chance to buy one.
One of the two medals tossed to the Stamford Bridge crowd by Mourinho when he was manager in 2006 goes on sale at an auction of sporting memorabilia.
But only the richest of Blues' followers will be following the bidding. Bonhams auctioneers, who will be selling the medal on behalf of the fan who caught it, estimate its value at 12,000-15,000 pounds (US$18,500-US$23,125).
"It's very collectable because it's Chelsea," said Bonhams' Chris Hayes. "They tend to have a lot of wealthy fans, but it can be anyone buying it really. You get the investors, the supporters, the collectors."
The medal was the second presented to Mourinho on April 29, 2006.
Mourinho tossed his first to the fans after a 3-0 win over Manchester United clinched the league title for the west London club, saying he had no need for it since he already had one in his collection from the previous season. He was immediately presented with a replacement, which went the same way as the first - straight into a forest of arms thrust up into the spring sunshine in hope of snaring a rare prize.
"They don't come on to the market that often," Hayes said.
The medal is being sold by the fan who caught it, as was the first when it was sold for 21,600 pounds (US$33,304) two years ago.
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