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Jose Mourinho's start at Real Madrid: Iron-fist or easy-going?

Mourinho's appointment was made official in June, but he began preparations in May

— The Athletic (NYT), publisher's words · Read the original ↗

18 outlets6 languages7 countriesUpdated Sat 24 Oct, 20:09 UTC

Who broke it

Mundo Deportivo — Fútbol

Fri 23 Oct 2026, 15:31 UTC

ES · ES

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outlets in 6 languages over 1 d.

Our read

Corroborated (10)

10 of 11 outlets each added at least one detail no earlier report had; the other 1 repeat it. That is independence, not agreement: two of them can still contradict each other.

Judged on the 11 outlets in our latest edition; the timeline keeps all 18 we have seen.

Coverage timeline

18 outlets · first-seen order

+0 minFri 23 Oct 15:31
Mundo Deportivo — FútbolES · ESBroke it
Mourinho vuelve al Camp Nou 13 años después
+3 h 59 minFri 23 Oct 19:31
A BolaPT · PTOwn reporting
'El Clásico' já aquece: «Discurso de Real Madrid e Mourinho já cansa»
- +17 h 51 minMourinho e o Clássico: «Prova do algodão? O Real Madrid comigo ganha títulos»
- +18 h 32 minMourinho: «O Real Madrid, com Mourinho, ganha títulos»
+12 h 27 minSat 24 Oct 03:58
MarcaES · ESOwn reporting
"El Madrid ha volteado las sensaciones"
- +16 h 52 minLa respuesta de Mourinho a Fermín: "A nosotros nos cansan otras cosas..."
+12 h 49 minSat 24 Oct 04:20
The Athletic (NYT)EN · USRepeats
Jose Mourinho's start at Real Madrid: Iron-fist or easy-going?
+15 h 58 minSat 24 Oct 07:29
Foot MercatoFR · FROwn reporting
Real Madrid : José Mourinho est déjà sous pression avant le Clásico
- +18 h 54 minReal Madrid : José Mourinho n’a aucun plan anti-Lamine Yamal pour le Clásico
+16 h 9 minSat 24 Oct 07:41
Digi SportRO · ROOwn reporting
Ignorat de Jose Mourinho, Trent Alexander-Arnold și-a decis viitorul la Real Madrid
+16 h 24 minSat 24 Oct 07:55
ASES · ESOwn reporting
Barcelona - Real Madrid, en directo: rueda de prensa de Mourinho y Flick, última hora del Clásico de Liga, en vivo
- +17 h 4 minMourinho responde a Fermín: “A nosotros nos cansan otras cosas y siguen pasando...”
+17 h 1 minSat 24 Oct 08:32
El Mundo DeportesES · ESOwn reporting
Mourinho responde a Fermín y su "cansancio" por el tema arbitral: "A nosotros nos cansan otras cosas y siguen pasando"
+17 h 10 minSat 24 Oct 08:41
ABC — DeportesES · ESOwn reporting
Mourinho: «El clásico no es la prueba del algodón porque mi Madrid va a ganar títulos»
+17 h 27 minSat 24 Oct 08:58
El Pais DeportesES · ESOwn reporting
Mourinho: “El Barcelona es un producto avanzado y nosotros llevamos solo dos meses juntos”
+17 h 27 minSat 24 Oct 08:59
MaisfutebolPT · PTOwn reporting
«Não é a prova do algodão, o Real Madrid com Mourinho ganha títulos»
+17 h 47 minSat 24 Oct 09:18
RMC Sport — FootballFR · FROwn reporting
Barça-Real: "Je suis horrible avec?", superstition ou non, pourquoi Mourinho se laisse pousser la barbe
- +17 h 54 minReal Madrid : "Je suis horrible ?" demande Mourinho à un journaliste après une question sur sa barbe
- +18 h 19 minBarça-Real : "Le Real Madrid de Mourinho gagne des titres" lance Mourinho
+17 h 53 minSat 24 Oct 09:24
Estadio DeportivoES · ESOwn reporting
Mourinho responde a Fermín y lanza un aviso sobre el árbitro del Clásico: "A nosotros nos cansan otras cosas"
+18 h 5 minSat 24 Oct 09:36
COPE DeportesES · ESOwn reporting
"Nunca me molesta el nombre del árbitro, me molesta cuando se rompen las reglas"
+18 h 53 minSat 24 Oct 10:25
SportmediasetIT · ITOwn reporting
Mourinho in conferenza: "Yamal forte come gli altri, non cambieremo nulla per lui"
+19 h 8 minSat 24 Oct 10:39
zerozero.ptPT · PTOwn reporting
Mourinho antevê embate com o Barcelona: «O Real Madrid comigo ganha títulos»
+20 h 13 minSat 24 Oct 11:45
Football InsiderEN · GBOwn reporting
Liverpool and Real Madrid go head-to-head in race to sign ‘special’ defender
+1 dSat 24 Oct 15:56
World Soccer TalkEN · USRepeats
Jose Mourinho rejects altering Real Madrid’s identity for Lamine Yamal ahead of Barcelona clash

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