Real Madrid appoint Mourinho manager on three-year deal

Real ended their 2025-26 run trophyless, with rivals Barcelona sealing the La Liga rubric with a 2-0 El Clasico victory.

Los Blancos' Champions League tally besides ended with a 6-4 aggregate decision by German champions Bayern Munich successful the quarter-finals.

After leaving Real successful 2013, Mourinho returned to England for a 2nd stint astatine Chelsea, winning the 3rd of his 3 Premier League titles, positive the EFL Cup, successful the 2014-15 season.

Following his departure from the Blues by communal consent successful 2015, Mourinho joined Manchester United connected a three-year woody successful 2016.

He won the Europa League, EFL Cup and Community Shield during his archetypal play astatine Old Trafford, but was sacked successful December 2018 aft a mediocre tally of results.

Mourinho besides had spells astatine Tottenham, Serie A broadside Roma, wherever helium won the Europa Conference League successful 2022, and Turkish nine Fenerbahce, earlier taking implicit astatine Benfica.