Mourinho
Tottenham coach Jose Mourinho was deeply affected by the death of the British Prince Consort Philip on Friday.
The Portuguese star coach had interrupted the “Spurs” press round before the Premier League duel with Manchester United (Sunday). The otherwise cool-looking Portuguese paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's husband, who died at the age of 99, in a touching speech.
“I'll answer the question later,” said Mourinho as he stopped the North London press round, “I've read sad news about Prince Philip. I want to express my condolences to the royal family.”
“I want to be honest: I have deep, deep, deep respect for the royal family. It's not just this country that mourns. I'm not British either, but I have the greatest respect,” continued “The Special One”.
In addition to the English football clubs, the English FA, which the Prince Consort had presided over as president from 1955 to 1957, also expressed their condolences. The British flags at Wembley Stadium and the training center in Burton upon Trent had been hoisted at half mast.
Prince Philip was always a big football fan and saw the legendary 1966 World Cup final, which England beat Germany 4-2 after extra time, live in the stadium as well as the 1996 European Championship final between Germany and the Czech Republic (2-1 after golden goal) .
