Saturday, January 24, 2009

Jose Mourinho Considering Defamation Claim Over Atalanta Outburst - Report

Furious Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho is considering making a claim for defamation after Italian newspapers published comments that the former Chelsea boss allegedly made during a dressing room outburst.

On Thursday La Repubblica and La Stampa published transcripts that were attributed to Mourinho, containing the words that he allegedly used after the 3-1 loss to Atalanta on Sunday.

Reports claim the coach called his players "a pile of s**t." and that they were not worthy of winning their last three Scudetti.

Tuttosport now claims that bothclub and coach areconsidering taking legal action against those papers for defamation.Reports suggest Mourinho has already consulted his legal team and they are looking into the matter to see whether or not he has a case to make a claim.

Inter fans are furious after Mourinho's dressing room words; Juventus fans, on the other hand, have taken delight in seeing the club in turmoil.

Salvatore Landolina, Goal.com