Mourinho signs three-year deal to return as Real boss

Real ended their 2025-26 campaign trophyless, with rivals Barcelona sealing the La Liga title with a 2-0 El Clasico victory. Los Blancos' Champions League run also ended with a 6-4 aggregate defeat by German champions Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. After leaving Real in 2013, Mourinho returned to England for a second stint at Chelsea, winning the third of his three Premier League titles, plus the EFL Cup, in the 2014-15 season. Following his departure from the Blues by mutual consent in 2015, Mourinho joined Manchester United on a three-year deal in 2016. He won the Europa League, EFL Cup and Community Shield during his first season at Old Trafford, but was sacked in December 2018 after a poor run of results. Mourinho also had spells at Tottenham, Serie A side Roma, where he won the Europa Conference League in 2022, and Turkish club Fenerbahce, before taking over at Benfica.