12 March 2007

Mourinho avails himself of the Ann Coulter defence

During yesterday's FA Cup quarterfinal against Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea coach José Mourinho got caught on camera calling the referee, Mike Riley, a filho da puta (son of a whore). His defence?

"I say these kind of words ten times in every 15 words,” Mourinho said. “The word can be abusive, but I don’t mean it to be abusive. I say it to my players and say it to myself when I’m not happy with something. I say it 50 times a game, 50 times in training. It’s the same word I use to criticise the ball when it hits the post."

I'm sure that the grey eminences at the Football Association should accept that without any difficulty.

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