Real denies talks of sacking Jose
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January 26, 2013, Saturday
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REAL Madrid stars Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos denied reports that they had demanded the sacking of coach Jose Mourinho before next season.
Top sports paper Marca, a pro-Real daily, splashed a claim that Casillas and Ramos had given the club management an ultimatum at a meeting on Tuesday, headlined "It's Mou or us."
Casillas and Ramos, who have clashed with the Portuguese coach, rejected the report and president Florentino Perez branded it an attempt to "destabilize" the club.
"No kind of ultimatum was ever made by us concerning our coach" at the meeting, the two players said. "We want to demonstrate our support for our coach, Jose Mourinho, to whom we owe the utmost respect."
Marca said the two had told Perez that several players were ready to leave the club if Mourinho remained in charge for next season. Mourinho kept Casillas, a hero of Real Madrid, on the bench for two matches in December and January.
The move was interpreted as a bid by Mourinho to assert his authority over Casillas, whom he reportedly sees as a dissenter in the dressing room.
Casillas is now out of action with a fractured thumb which will require surgery.
Ramos was left on the bench following a defeat to Sevilla, and later appeared to defy Mourinho by visibly wearing under his strip the name of his teammate Mesut Ozil, who was being sidelined from the squad.
"What was published is simply a lie," Perez said. "The meeting was to agree on the bonuses to be given players for various competitions. It is completely false that during this meeting we received such an ultimatum."
The editor of Marca, Oscar Campillo, acknowledged there may not have been an "ultimatum" as such but stood by the story that some Real players may leave if Mourinho stayed.
Last week Marca reported that star striker Cristiano Ronaldo clashed with Mourinho after the Portuguese coach criticized his performance in the final minutes of the side's 2-0 win over Valencia in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal tie.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi scored on his 15th straight start to seal a thrilling 4-2 win for Barcelona at Malaga on Thursday, sending the defending champion through to a Copa del Rey semifinal against archrival Real Madrid.
Barcelona broke a rare two-game winless streak by outgunning Malaga to reach its sixth semifinal in seven years with a 6-4 victory on aggregate.
Top sports paper Marca, a pro-Real daily, splashed a claim that Casillas and Ramos had given the club management an ultimatum at a meeting on Tuesday, headlined "It's Mou or us."
Casillas and Ramos, who have clashed with the Portuguese coach, rejected the report and president Florentino Perez branded it an attempt to "destabilize" the club.
"No kind of ultimatum was ever made by us concerning our coach" at the meeting, the two players said. "We want to demonstrate our support for our coach, Jose Mourinho, to whom we owe the utmost respect."
Marca said the two had told Perez that several players were ready to leave the club if Mourinho remained in charge for next season. Mourinho kept Casillas, a hero of Real Madrid, on the bench for two matches in December and January.
The move was interpreted as a bid by Mourinho to assert his authority over Casillas, whom he reportedly sees as a dissenter in the dressing room.
Casillas is now out of action with a fractured thumb which will require surgery.
Ramos was left on the bench following a defeat to Sevilla, and later appeared to defy Mourinho by visibly wearing under his strip the name of his teammate Mesut Ozil, who was being sidelined from the squad.
"What was published is simply a lie," Perez said. "The meeting was to agree on the bonuses to be given players for various competitions. It is completely false that during this meeting we received such an ultimatum."
The editor of Marca, Oscar Campillo, acknowledged there may not have been an "ultimatum" as such but stood by the story that some Real players may leave if Mourinho stayed.
Last week Marca reported that star striker Cristiano Ronaldo clashed with Mourinho after the Portuguese coach criticized his performance in the final minutes of the side's 2-0 win over Valencia in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal tie.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi scored on his 15th straight start to seal a thrilling 4-2 win for Barcelona at Malaga on Thursday, sending the defending champion through to a Copa del Rey semifinal against archrival Real Madrid.
Barcelona broke a rare two-game winless streak by outgunning Malaga to reach its sixth semifinal in seven years with a 6-4 victory on aggregate.
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