Jose Mourinho Narrowly Escapes a Smackdown

Filed in archive Managers on April 27, 2007

Seems Mourinho wasn't joking about taking his kids to the wrestling. Before the tight CL quarter-final with Valencia the Chelsea boss nonchalantly said "If we win, we go to the semi-final. If we lose, there is wrestling at Earls Court on the day of the semi-final, so if we're not playing I'll go to Earls Court with my kids."

The video below isn't from that date, because Chelsea won (good work Mr. Essien by the way) but seems Mourinho got the kids some good seats at another event, and got recognized by one of the muscle men.

... and if you're wondering who the guy had chosen to fight, it was Martin Keown.