By Zack Zeigler
Written: April 24, 2007
LONDON World-renowned football (or, to North Americans, soccer)
coach Jose Mourinho was one of the thousands in attendance as Raw
invaded Earls Court.
Widely considered the best coach in the game, Mourinho has led the
Chelsea Football Club to consecutive Premiere League titles (2005,
2006), and was also named by the International Federation of
Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) as the worlds best
football coach in both 2004 and 2005.
Prior to his first live WWE event, Mourinho expressed why attending
Raw was so special to him.
WWE came to my house because of them, he said, pointing to his
children, Matilde and Jose. For me, its great to be with my kids,
and to be around the people they admire very much; I think that is
very cool.
Longtime Chelsea fan Todd Grisham was thrilled to grab a snapshot
with one of his idols.
I try to go to Chelsea games every time Im in London, said
Grisham. It was great to get a photo with Jose Mourinho. Hes
basically the Bill Parcells of soccer out here; every team from
Spain to Portugal to China wants him to be their coach.
Much like the National Football Leagues Parcells, Mourinho is also
known for his confident coaching style and ability to respond to
people who question his authority with brash quips. But a few weeks
ago while traveling with his team, the Chelsea coach ran into
SmackDowns Chris Benoit. Once he was introduced to how massive the
WWE Superstars are in person, that notorious swagger shrunk, and
his mouth was zipped.
I realized that Chris Benoits hand is stronger than my leg. So, I
dont want to mess with any of [the Superstars]; I just want to be
friends, he joked.
-http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/articl...76/josemourinho
