#5 Jose Mourinho’s eye-gouge (2011-12 Super Copa de Espana)
Trending
Jose Mourinho’s tenure at Real Madrid is considered one of the darkest phases of their history though there were a few happy moments at the same time also. Madrid won the La Liga title under him in the year 2011-12 after a gap of 4 years.
Mourinho shared a strained relationship with several players primarily Cristiano Ronaldo with the winger openly slamming his tactics and methodology. Jorge Mendes’s impact on the squad considering his close friendship with Jose Mourinho drew remarks that Jose was favouring footballers managed by Mendes. The Super-Copa clash between the rivals turned ugly when Jose made a move to the Barca Camp and decided to gouge assistant Tito Vilanova in the eye.
This incident infuriated the Barcelona players resulting in a fight on the touch-line and exchange of angry words. Though Jose Mourinho declared himself as the victim at the end of the game calling it a retaliation after being provoked, this incident will go down as one of the embarrassing and shameful moments in Spanish football.
