Jose Mourinho Trolls Dutch Journalist with Cheeky Gift After Europa League Triumph

Jose Mourinho Trolls Dutch Journalist with Cheeky Gift After Europa League Triumph

Rene Otinga
updated at April 22, 2024 at 2:22 PM
  • Jose Mourinho proved he is the king of trolling with a hilarious gift to a Dutch journalist
  • This was after AS Roma beat Feyenoord 4-1 to proceed to the Europa League semi-final
  • Mourinho also made sure the journalist remembered the Europa Conference League too

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AS Roma manager, Jose Mourinho recently left social media in stitches after a press room antic involving a Dutch journalist.

Mourinho’s Roma emerged victorious on April 20 thanks to a comprehensive 4-1 victory, albeit via extra time.

It almost looked like Feyenoord had found a late winner in the 80th minute through Igor Paixao, but Paolo Dybala forced the game into extra time with a strike in the dying minutes of the game.

Extra-time goals from Stephan El Shaarawy and Lorenzo Pellegrini all but took the tie away from Feyenoord, as Roma set up a semi-final showdown with Bayer Leverkusen, who have been impressive under former Real Madrid man, Xabi Alonso.

Mourinho scores another over Feyenoord

For Mourinho, the win will give him some personal satisfaction, as it was the second time in a row his Roma team had denied the Dutch giants a chance to clinch silverware in Europe.

In the post-match presser afterwards, the Special One handed what looked like a keychain to one of the journalists as a reminder that his team had beaten Feyenoord last year as well.

In the Conference League final last year, Nicolo Zaniolo’s lone goal was enough to ensure Mourinho became the first-ever manager to win all three tiers of European club contestsecompetitions.

To celebrate his triumph, the Portuguese veteran coach cheekily got himself a unique tattoo to commemorate his success in conquering the three tiers of competitions in Europe.

Italian sides dominate Europe

Sports Brief also reported on how Italian sides dominate European competitions going by current results across the three tiers.

In the Champions League, Inter Milan and AC Milan progressed to set up an infamous Derby della Madonnina semi-final clash.

Despite losing 3-2 to Lech Poznan, Fiorentina progressed to the semi-finals of the Conference League as Italy sets the pace.

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