Mourinho story on Real return is withdrawn
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Primeira Liga - Benfica v S.C. Braga - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - May 11, 2026 Benfica coach Jose Mourinho REUTERS/Pedro Rocha/File Photo
MADRID, June 3 : A Reuters story about Jose Mourinho being lined up to return to manage Real Madrid if Florentino Perez wins reelection as the club's president is withdrawn.
After a post publication review, Reuters was unable to verify whether a video of Mourinho apparently celebrating the potential appointment that was distributed by Perez's office was really him or was AI-generated. Further updates will follow under the story SOCCER-SPAIN-RMA/MOURINHO.
STORY_NUMBER: L6N42B19X
STORY_DATE: 03/06/2026
STORY_TIME: 2120 GMT
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(Editing by Jon Boyle)
Source: Reuters
