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Real Madrid will bring Jose Mourinho back if Florentino Perez is re-elected

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 518 words · By Reuters
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Real Madrid will bring Jose Mourinho back if Florentino Perez is re-elected Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he will bring Jose Mourinho back as manager if he wins Sunday’s election.

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What happened

Real Madrid will bring Jose Mourinho back if Florentino Perez is re-elected Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he will bring Jose Mourinho back as manager if he wins Sunday’s election.

Why it matters

Jose Mourinho will return to manage Real Madrid if Florentino Perez wins the club’s presidential election on Sunday, the sitting president has declared as he campaigns for another term at the helm of the La Liga club.

Common ground

Perez, facing renewable energy entrepreneur Enrique Riquelme in the club’s first contested election in 20 years, delivered the campaign announcement on his social media channels with a short video featuring Mourinho simply saying “Yes!” Recommended Stories…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “During his tenure, he also won a Copa del Rey and a Spanish Super Cup, alongside the La Liga title.”
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Claim 2: “He won the League Cup and Europa League with Manchester United”
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Claim 3: “have also exited Europe’s top club competition at the quarterfinal stage in the last two seasons”
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Multiple web search results from April 2026 confirm Real Madrid was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League by Bayern Munich.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 15, 2026 ... Real Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League after losing 4-3 in the second leg and losing 6-4 on aggregate to Bayern Munich in the ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-coach-assigns-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 15, 2026 ... Real Madrid were knocked out of the Champions League after losing in the quarterfinals to Bayern Munich. Álvaro Arbeloa's team fought until the ...
https://www.facebook.com/igscoreglobal/posts/its-all-over-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 16, 2026 ... Real Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday night, despite their best attacking efforts in a ...
https://www.si.com/soccer/four-takeaways-real-madrid-heartbr…
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Claim 4: “later led AS Roma to the third-tier Conference League title.”
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Claim 5: “last lifted a league title with Chelsea in 2015”
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Wikipedia (2014-15 Chelsea season) confirms Chelsea secured the Premier League title on May 3, 2015, under Jose Mourinho.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry is a rivalry between London-based professional association football clubs Arsenal Football Club and Chelsea Football Club. Arsenal play their home games at the Em…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_F.C.–Chelsea_F.C._riva…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu]; born 26 January 1963) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player. He will join La Liga cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Mourinho
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first manager of Chelsea was John Robertson, who was appointed player-manager in 1905. Chelsea have had 34 permanent managers/head coaches (four of whom also served as player-manager), seven inter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chelsea_F.C._managers
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Claim 6: “Perez, facing renewable energy entrepreneur Enrique Riquelme in the club’s first contested election in 20 years”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Enrique Riquelme as a Spanish businessman and founder of COX Energy (renewable energy) who ran against Florentino Perez in the 2026 Real Madrid presidential election.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the position of president of Real Madrid CF was held on 7 June 2026, for a term until 2030. On 12 May 2026, after the Board of Directors Meeting, the current president Florentino Pérez…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Real_Madrid_CF_presidenti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Enrique Riquelme (born 9 January 1989) is a Spanish businessman. He is the founder of COX Energy, a company in the renewable energy field. In 2026, he announced his candidacy for the Real Madrid Presi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Riquelme
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [floɾenˈtino ˈpeɾeθ roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 8 March 1947) is a Spanish businessman and the president of football club Real Madrid, as well as chairman and C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentino_Pérez
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Claim 7: “Real, 15-time Champions League winners”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'real' and real estate websites, which are irrelevant to Real Madrid's Champions League titles.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The meaning of REAL is having objective independent existence. How to use real in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real
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web search NEUTRAL — #1 real estate site REALTOR® agents recommend* Buy Rent Sell Pre-approval Just sold Home value
https://www.realtor.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — REAL definition: 1. existing in fact and not imaginary: 2. the value of earnings, etc. after the effect of rising…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/real
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Claim 8: “former forward and club great Raul would be his sports director.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the appointment of Raul as sports director by Enrique Riquelme.
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Claim 9: “Xabi Alonso was sacked by Real in January, in his first season in charge of the Madrid club”
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Claim 10: “Riquelme... said Manchester City midfielder and Spain captain Rodri would be his first signing if elected.”
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TransferFeed and other web sources report that Enrique Riquelme stated Rodri would be his first signing if elected.
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web search NEUTRAL — Enrique Riquelme, a presidential challenger for Real Madrid, stated in an interview with 'as' that Rodri will transfer to the club should he win the election. Riquelme had previously announced the tra…
https://www.transferfeed.com/transfers/rodri-manchester-city…
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web search NEUTRAL — Riquelme stated that the identity of his chosen manager will be revealed between Friday and Saturday: "He is, without a shadow of a doubt, the profile every fan dreams of seeing in the Real Madrid dug…
https://www.besoccer.com/new/real-madrid-riquelme-plays-his-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Real Madrid presidential candidate pledges to sign Haaland if he wins the election.Presidential candidate Riquelme promises to sign Haaland and Rodri for Real if elected. 13 hours ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 11: “where he was under contract until June 2027”
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Claim 12: “Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he will bring Jose Mourinho back as manager if he wins Sunday’s election.”
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Multiple independent web sources (OneFootball, TransferFeed, and others) confirm that Florentino Perez promised to bring back Jose Mourinho if he won the presidential election.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the position of president of Real Madrid CF was held on 7 June 2026, for a term until 2030. On 12 May 2026, after the Board of Directors Meeting, the current president Florentino Pérez…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Real_Madrid_CF_presidenti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 123rd season in existence and the club's 96th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Madr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_Real_Madrid_CF_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [floɾenˈtino ˈpeɾeθ roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 8 March 1947) is a Spanish businessman and the president of football club Real Madrid, as well as chairman and C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentino_Pérez
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Claim 13: “Mourinho first joined Real Madrid in 2010, spending three seasons at the club.”
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Claim 14: “His managerial road has also taken him to Tottenham Hotspur, Fenerbahce and Benfica”
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Claim 15: “the Portuguese coach who guided Real to a record La Liga points tally in 2012”
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MARCA and other web sources confirm Jose Mourinho led Real Madrid to a record 100 points in the 2012 La Liga season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012–13 season was the 109th season in Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's history and their 82nd consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2012…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012–13_Real_Madrid_CF_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu]; born 26 January 1963) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player. He will join La Liga cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Mourinho
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal maˈðɾið ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol] ) is a Spanish professional association football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_CF
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Claim 16: “Barcelona secured back-to-back league titles.”
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Wikipedia (2026-27 La Liga) states Barcelona are two-time defending champions, and Sportstar reports Hansi Flick led them to a second consecutive title.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 La Liga, also known as La Liga EA Sports due to sponsorship reasons, was the 95th season of La Liga, Spain's top-flight football competition. It began on 15 August 2025 and ended on 24 May…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_La_Liga
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 La Liga, also known as La Liga EA Sports due to sponsorship reasons, will be the 96th season of La Liga, Spain's top-flight football competition. Barcelona are the two time defending champ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_La_Liga
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FC_Barcelona_seasons
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Claim 17: “Alvaro Arbeloa carried the team to the end of the season as interim coach.”
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Claim 18: “He said he would also target Manchester City striker Erling Haaland”
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Web search results explicitly state that Riquelme promised to sign both Haaland and Rodri if elected.
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