Ex United Manager Mourinho Secures Football Pundit Job

11th January 2019

The former Red Devils tactician has also been associated with a return to Real Madrid where he was a coach from 2010 to 2013

Jose Mourinho the head coach / manager of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester United at Anfield on December 16, 2018 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
Jose Mourinho the head coach / manager of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester United at Anfield on December 16, 2018 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
SUMMARY
  • Jose Mourinho has secured his first job since being sacked as Manchester United coach after joining BeIN Sports as a pundit, the broadcaster announced on Thursday
  • He was sacked by United in December after the club's worst start to a season since 1990 and won three trophies during his two-and-a-half year tenure at Old Trafford
  • Mourinho had been linked with a return to former club Benfica after the Lisbon giants fired coach Rui Vitoria last week, but the 55-year-old told Correio da Manha earlier on Thursday that he would not take the job

PARIS, France- Jose Mourinho has secured his first job since being sacked as Manchester United coach after joining BeIN Sports as a pundit, the broadcaster announced on Thursday.

'The Special One' will be an analyst for Chelsea's Premier League trip to Arsenal on January 19 as well as Qatar and Saudi Arabia's Asian Cup group-stage tie on January 17 on the Qatari channel's broadcasts in the Middle East and North Africa.

He was sacked by United in December after the club's worst start to a season since 1990 and won three trophies during his two-and-a-half year tenure at Old Trafford.

"Jose is one of the greatest football managers of all time, and we hope that his expert analysis and charismatic personality will be enjoyed by our millions of viewers," a beIN spokesman said in a statement.

Mourinho had been linked with a return to former club Benfica after the Lisbon giants fired coach Rui Vitoria last week, but the 55-year-old told Correio da Manha earlier on Thursday that he would not take the job.

"I don't have any intention of coming back to work in Portugal," he told the newspaper. "I'm fine at the moment."