Gary Lineker reveals secret feud with Jose Mourinho
- Mourinho did not need Lineker to current a GQ Award to him at 2015 ceremony
- Their beforehand completely happy friendship soured and Lineker would not perceive why
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Gary Lineker has revealed a secret feud with Jose Mourinho which started with a snub at an awards ceremony and continues to at the present time for causes he hasn’t discovered.
The Match of the Day host mentioned the previous Chelsea and Manchester United boss did not need to obtain a GQ journal award from him on the ceremony in 2015.
Prior to that, the pair had loved a great relationship, with Mourinho typically texting Lineker to reward Match of the Day’s protection.
But Lineker says their relationship was by no means repaired after the awards ceremony fall-out and there was an ungainly second following a Champions League sport at Old Trafford throughout Mourinho’s time in cost there.
Lineker instructed The Rest is Football podcast: ‘I bear in mind when he first got here, he was this unbelievable persona, actually participating and I assumed he was witty and he was humorous. I feel the sport has overwhelmed him up somewhat over time.
Gary Lineker has revealed how his beforehand good relationship with Jose Mourinho soured for causes he by no means found following an awards ceremony snub in 2015
Lineker was resulting from current Mourinho with a GQ Award in 2015 (pictured) however the then-Chelsea boss needed any individual else to do it
Roma boss Mourinho was despatched off twice within the area of 4 days for touchline antics
‘I did somewhat documentary with him, he used to textual content me on a regular basis, he used to textual content me after Match of the Day, saying “you guys understand it, this is great.”
‘We had been going alongside like that for 2 years after which one thing modified.
‘I used to be requested to current him with the Man of the Year award on the GQ Awards that they do yearly. They requested me to current the trophy and I mentioned “yes, I’ll do that for Jose, of course.”
‘Then about 4 days earlier than the occasion, they received in contact and mentioned “Jose has got in touch and he doesn’t want you to present the trophy to him, he wants someone that’s not in football.”
‘I assumed “hmmm, that’s a bit odd” however I assumed I’ll go alongside to the occasion anyway and I went as much as Jose and he form of blanked me. I went “are we ok, are we ok Jose?”
‘He went “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” But he wasn’t okay and he is by no means been OK since.’
Asked by Alan Shearer and Micah Richards on the podcast what had brought on the souring of their friendship, Lineker went on to inform one other anecdote that includes the now Roma boss and ex-United chief Ed Woodward.
Mourinho together with his daughter Matilde on the pink carpet on the GQ Awards again in 2015
Lineker additionally revealed an ungainly Mourinho second regarding ex-United government vice-chairman Ed Woodward
‘I have no idea to at the present time whether or not it was one thing I mentioned on Match of the Day, I genuinely do not know. I interviewed him subsequently and he was very chilly,’ he mentioned.
‘I bear in mind doing a Champions League sport which they did not do very properly in. I went as much as the director’s bit at Manchester United and I used to be having a drink with Ed Woodward, he is a neighbour of mine so I do know him rather well.
‘I’m stood there having a drink and Jose comes up however then he simply wandered off. He despatched a textual content to Ed Woodward, “why are you talking to him?”
‘To at the present time, I do not know what I did! It is a very long time in the past this occurred however I do not know what occurred.’
Mourinho’s flamable nature has come to the fore previously week after he was despatched to the stands twice within the area of 4 days.
He was dismissed in Roma’s 1-1 Serie A draw with Atalanta final Sunday after which once more of their Coppa Italia quarter-final defeat to rivals Lazio on Wednesday night time.
Jose Mourinho is contemplating his future as Roma boss, in accordance with a newly revealed report
With no new contract negotiations between Mourinho and Roma, plainly the Portuguese boss might go away the Stadio Olimpico in the summertime to pursue new alternatives elsewhere.
Foot Mercato report that Mourinho is contemplating his choices at Roma, who at present sit eighth in Serie A.
Last month, he instructed reporters he needed to proceed at Roma, though there must be discussions about how the restrictions of economic truthful play would affect upon the membership.
