Official: Mourinho to Real Madrid

[lorcampo.livejournal.com]

Real Madrid press conference going on right now, but it is official.

Perez:“I officially announce the termination of Manuel Pellegrini’s contract with Real Madrid. I thank Manuel for all the effort he’s put in with us and wish him the best of luck. I officially announce that Jose Mourinho is the new Real Madrid coach for the next 4 seasons.”



edit:

many of you were concerned about how Mourinho would take to Cristiano, so I'm adding parts of this article (from yesterday):

Jose Mourinho has revealed that he is excited by the prospect of coaching Cristiano Ronaldo, describing the Real Madrid forward as a "phenomenon"

Gelling Real's galacticos into a team capable of challenging for top honours will be the test Mourinho faces, but he insists he will relish the opportunity to work with players of the calibre of Ronaldo.

"Cristiano's a phenomenon," Mourinho said. "We are both Portuguese, he is the best player in the world and I am one of the best coaches in the world. I want a lot of goals from him next season.

"Nobody can criticise him if he's with Paris Hilton on holiday, or he goes to LA or he buys a Ferrari because someone who trains and plays as he does is from another planet. He is an historic footballer."

lol at the last quote