By AFP 16 January 2024 | 9:43 am Jose Mourinho has been sacked as coach of Roma, the Serie A side announced Tuesday, saying it was “in the best interests of the club”. (FILES) Roma’s Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho walks on the pitch before the UEFA Europa League football match between AS Roma and FC Sheriff at The Olympic Stadium in Rome on December 14, 2023. – Jose Mourinho has been sacked as coach of AS Roma, the Serie A club saying in a statement on January 16, 2024. “we believe that an immediate change is in the best interests of the club.” The 60-year-old Portuguese took over in 2021 and guided Roma to the 2022 Europa Conference League trophy and the final of last season’s Europa League. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) Jose Mourinho has been sacked as coach of Roma, the Serie A side announced Tuesday, saying it was “in the best interests of the club”. Mourinho, whose contract was due to expire in June, would leave the club alongside his technical team “with immediate effect”, Roma said. “We would like to thank Jose on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his passion and efforts since his arrival at the club,” said owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin. “We will always have great memories of his tenure at Roma, but we believe that an immediate change is in the best interests of the club. “We wish Jose and his assistants all the best in their future endeavours.” The 60-year-old Portuguese took over in 2021 and guided Roma to the inaugural Europa Conference League trophy in 2022 and the final of last season’s Europa League. However Roma have struggled this campaign and currently sit ninth in Serie A, five points away from the Champions League positions, after being convincingly beaten 3-1 at AC Milan on Sunday. Italian media report that former Roma captain Daniele De Rossi, a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006, could replace Mourinho as coach. Sport 2 hours ago Jose Mourinho has been sacked as coach of Roma, the Serie A side announced Tuesday, saying it was “in the best interests of the club”. 4 hours ago The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has shed more light on the controversy surrounding the injury to Real Sociedad striker, Sadiq Umar. 8 hours ago Super Eagles’ Coach, Jose Peseiro and the team captain, William Troost-Ekong, have assured Nigerians that the team would make it out of Group A of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations despite their inability to beat Equatorial Guinea in their opening game on Sunday. 8 hours ago Super Eagles’ Coach, Jose Peseiro, has described Alhasan Yusuf, who was called up to replace the injured Wilfred Ndidi in the Nigerian squad, as the future of the team. 8 hours ago Roma could face some financial issue in sacking manager Jose Mourinho this season, reports getfootballnewsitaly.com. 8 hours ago In a fiercely contested battle at the grand finale of the Fame Foundation National Breakdance Championship, two Lagos State dancers, Idris Oluwaseun and Victoria Adesoye, were crowned the Bboy and Bgirl of the competition respectively. 8 hours ago Tim Ayomide, at the weekend, proved why he is one of the most rated players at the Ikoyi Club 1938 when he beat the field to win the 2023 edition of the club’s championship. 9 hours ago Super Eagles legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, was at the national team’s camp after Sunday’s game against Equatorial Guinea. 1 day ago Lionel Messi may have quit the dizzy heights of European football, but his exploits at Major League Soccer club, Inter Miami, were adjudged good enough to earn him the Best FIFA Awards on Monday night. Coming three months after he won the Ballon d’Or for a record breaking eighth time, Messi beat his former Paris… 1 day ago Spain will host Brazil in an international football friendly at Real Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium on March 26 to raise awareness of racism, the Spanish football federation said Monday.
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