Chelsea manager Jose
Mourinho has revealed
that Real Madrid player
Cristiano Ronaldo cost
him an opportunity to
win the UEFA Champions
league during his reign
as Madrid boss.
The 52 year old started
coaching at the Santiago
Bernabeu in 2010,
having won the trophy
with Inter the previous
season, but is still
waiting to win his third .
The closest Mourinho
and Ronaldo came to
being crowned
champions of Europe
together was in 2011-12
when they took Bayern
Munich to penalties after
extra-time in the semi-
final second leg, but
failed efforts from
Ronaldo, Kaka and
Sergio Ramos saw them
eliminated.
"Winning the Champions
twice as coach has made
my career a special one,"
the former Porto boss
told TVI24 .
"I've been in several
semi-finals too and some
defeats were especially
hard to take, such as the
goal that did not exist
against Liverpool [during
his first Chelsea spell] in
2005 or on penalties in
2012 when our first-
choice penalty taker
[Ronaldo] went up first
and failed."
Mourinho also dismissed
suggestions that he could
take over as Portugal
boss following Paulo
Bento's departure earlier
this month, which he
admits struck him as
bizarre timing.
"They have not asked me
if I want the job, but I
would not accept," the
51-year-old added.
"I'm surprised with the
situation though. It is not
unheard of for a coach to
be fired or to depart
after one or two games,
sometimes even in pre-
season if it does not feel
right. If there's not a
connection there or if
chances of success are
minimal.
"But that's not the case
here. If at the end of the
World Cup, Bento had
decided to leave or the
Portuguese football
association had chosen to
get someone new, that
would be normal. But at
this point it is strange."
Mourinho has revealed
that Real Madrid player
Cristiano Ronaldo cost
him an opportunity to
win the UEFA Champions
league during his reign
as Madrid boss.
The 52 year old started
coaching at the Santiago
Bernabeu in 2010,
having won the trophy
with Inter the previous
season, but is still
waiting to win his third .
The closest Mourinho
and Ronaldo came to
being crowned
champions of Europe
together was in 2011-12
when they took Bayern
Munich to penalties after
extra-time in the semi-
final second leg, but
failed efforts from
Ronaldo, Kaka and
Sergio Ramos saw them
eliminated.
"Winning the Champions
twice as coach has made
my career a special one,"
the former Porto boss
told TVI24 .
"I've been in several
semi-finals too and some
defeats were especially
hard to take, such as the
goal that did not exist
against Liverpool [during
his first Chelsea spell] in
2005 or on penalties in
2012 when our first-
choice penalty taker
[Ronaldo] went up first
and failed."
Mourinho also dismissed
suggestions that he could
take over as Portugal
boss following Paulo
Bento's departure earlier
this month, which he
admits struck him as
bizarre timing.
"They have not asked me
if I want the job, but I
would not accept," the
51-year-old added.
"I'm surprised with the
situation though. It is not
unheard of for a coach to
be fired or to depart
after one or two games,
sometimes even in pre-
season if it does not feel
right. If there's not a
connection there or if
chances of success are
minimal.
"But that's not the case
here. If at the end of the
World Cup, Bento had
decided to leave or the
Portuguese football
association had chosen to
get someone new, that
would be normal. But at
this point it is strange."
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