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Joseph Costa died, Mourinho choked at the press conference

7:50am, 6 August 2025【Football】

August 6: Fenerbahce will play against Feyenoord in the third round of the Champions League qualifiers. Head coach Mourinho attended the pre-match press conference and talked about his deceased disciple Joe Costa, and choked up for a while.

Mourinho said in a low mood: "This is an important part of my life that is gone. Some people are just captains, and some are real leaders. The key is not the armband, but what you represent. Jorge Costa is the kind of player who can handle trivial matters and let the coach focus on coaching and ignore the locker room. This is perfect for the coach."

"Let's not talk about his former player identity, I want to say Jorge -Costa, and his children I know... I feel very sad. "

"I am here today because if he can talk to me, he will tell me that tomorrow will be played and win the game, and that is Joe Costa. I still have work to do, and crying can stay until tomorrow." "

Mourinho led Porto to the Champions League in 2004, when Joe Costa was his captain. Joe Costa, 53, died yesterday due to cardiac arrest.

source:Online H5 Games