A-Z of Mourinho Affliction on others in Footballing world

By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football Writer

Jose Mourinho hit the headlines again on Friday with an outburst aimed at Arsene Wenger, who the Chelsea boss claimed to be a serial loser. It was the latest incident in a spiky rivalry between the pair dating back nearly a decade, but the Frenchman is by no means the only victim of the Portuguese coach's acid tongue.

From Porto to Inter to Madrid, the outspoken 51-year-old has a long history of colourful feuds, with his tenure in Spain notably ending with a divided dressing room and mixed feelings about his reign at the Santiago Bernabeu.

With all of that in mind, Goal looks back at some of the major confrontations throughout Mourinho's top-level coaching career, an A to Z of his greatest controversies over the last decade ...

A is for ambulances: When Petr Cech suffered a severe head injury after clattering into another player at Reading, Mourinho pointed the finger at the ambulance service and claimed that their slow reaction could have proved fatal for his goalkeeper. "Thirty minutes in the dressing room, waiting for an ambulance ... If my goalkeeper dies in that dressing room, it is something English football has to think about," the Portuguese raged. The reality, however, was rather different: the ambulance arrived after seven minutes and within 19, Cech was already in hospital.

B is for Benitez: Mourinho and Rafa Benitez have never seen eye to eye and their rivalry was not restricted only to the pitch during the Portuguese's time at Chelsea and the Spaniard's spell at Liverpool, when the Reds beat the Blues in two Champions League semi-finals. Later, Benitez replaced Mourinho at Inter and the Portuguese poured scorn on his rival's triumph in the Club World Cup as he took the credit for the trophy. "I thought he was going to thank me for the title I gave him," Mourinho said. "Inter fans would tell you how they really feel about it."

C is for the Camp Nou car park: Furious at several decisions by referee Jose Antonio Teixeira Vitienes in Madrid's Copa del Rey quarter-final second-leg clash at Camp Nou in January 2012, Mourinho waited for the official in the car park following his side's elimination and directed abuse at the Cantabrian. "Now you will go and have a cigar and you will laugh, artist!" he is reported to have told the official. The Portuguese had earlier appealed for three penalties, believed Lionel Messi should have been dismissed for a second bookable offence and was unhappy at Sergio Ramos' red card. In the press room he said: "I won't speak about the referee, but what I have heard in the dressing room is that it is impossible to win here."

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D is for Dani Alves: When Barca's Dani Alves claimed Mourinho had not invented football, the Portuguese sarcastically compared the defender to Albert Einstein and reminded the Brazilian that "it was a Portuguese" who discovered his country. Mourinho also accused Alves of simulation to get Pepe sent off in the Champions League semi-final against Barca in 2011 and can clearly be seen shouting obscenities to the Brazilian in another Clasico clash.

E is for EPL: Mourinho met Arsenal's Ashley Cole without permission to discuss a transfer to Chelsea and, following an inquiry, the English Premier League fined the Portuguese €245,000 for tapping up the player. The punishment was later reduced to €92,000.

F is for Frisk: Popular referee Anders Frisk

(PHOTOS) Nak*d Marriage: Couple Get Married Completely Unclad At Bizarre Wedding Ceremony In Newzealand

Nick and Wendy Lowe were married at the Wellington Naturist Club on Saturday in a “clothing optional” wedding, reported local newspaper The Dominion Post. About half of the 120 guests were Unclad. Both clothed and Unclad photos were taken, and though guests were asked to dress for dinner, the dancing portion of the event was clothing optional.

Nick encouraged Wendy to embrace the “naturism,” or nudist, lifestyle six years ago.

“It was one of the first things he said to me: ‘I’m a naturist, how do you feel about it?’ I knew at some point I’d have to at least try it,” Wendy said.

Check out more photos from the Lowes’ Unclad wedding below:

 

PHOTO: Why This Nollywood Actress Is Not Ready To Get Married

Nollywood actress, Amanda Ebeye who is popularly known for her role in television series, Clinic Matters and other soap operas has revealed she is not ready to get married.

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Amanda while talking about her love life said she is not ready to get married because she had once being a victim of heartbreak. She said her ex-boyfriend broke her heart and she’s not ready to have her heart broken again.

The Delta State-born model c*m actress who said in an interview that she can act unclad in a movie for $50m disclosed her reason for distancing herself from the drama series as a result of the little money she gets from the series, which of course doesn’t pay her so much.

Woman’s Stomach Exploded After She Ate beyond limit

The 58-year-old woman was hospitalised after she developed severe abdominal swelling due to excessive eating and drinking, state-run China News Service reported.

During the operation, fire broke out when the gas burst out of her abdomen.

The surgeons had to remove her entire stomach, the report quoted Wang Hao, a doctor at the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital in Jiangsu province as saying.

Wang said the incident occurred when the ethyl alcohol in the patient’s stomach came in contact with the electric surgical knife.

“Normally, people will stop eating when they feel full. However, drinking alcohol during a rich meal can make people ignore their body’s signals, and they eat too much,” he said.

Chinese celebrated their week-long New Year also known as the Spring Festival this week during which people eat and drink heavily at the family get-togethers.

Soldiers Beat Up, Stab Half-Naked Man To Death While Residents Look On [Pix]

The chaos in the Central African Republic has continued to rage on as new footage of a man being lynched has been released.

The man was dragged through the streets nearly naked by soldiers while residents of the area filmed and photographed the scene.

The victim was believed to be part of a group of Muslim Rebels, named Seleka, which had been recently ousted after seizing power in March 2013.

According to Daily Mail reports, about 20 uniformed soldiers accused a member of the crowd of having belonged to Seleka – the mostly Muslim rebel group that seized power in a coup last March, before stabbing him repeatedly until he was dead.

A soldier stamped on the lifeless body, which was then dragged nearly naked through the streets as residents looked on and took photographs.

Ten minutes earlier the new interim president, Catherine Samba-Panza, stood just 20m away where she addressed a crowd of at least 1,000 soldiers. The Army effectively disappeared during nine months of Seleka rule.

 

Central Africa Republic’s interim president Catherine Samba Panza addresses members of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) before the man was lynched