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The Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho has been shaking up soccer for along time now. He is still shaking up soccer today as he puts Tottenham at the top of the Premier League, after knocking out Manchester City and drawing with Chelsea.

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A carefully managed event for the return of 2000 fans to London's newest and largest soccer stadium of Tottenham Hotspur. A Tottenham fan describes the crowds and enthusiasm for new coach Jose Mourinho of Portugal as Tottenham moves to the top of the English League. The soccer stadiums played arole in the outbreak of the pandemic in Italy in March, just as the Austrian ski resorts have led to a surge in central Europe. This event is a test of whether it is safe to have fans in stadiums with the necessary precautions and strict procedures.

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A quarter of the 20 clubs in the Premier League soccer in Britain have seen managers fired. There is a lot of pressure. On managers, players and teams. Jose Mourinho says the League has lost much of the stability. Even relationships don't last, players tired of each other, tired of managers and everything is moving too fast, say managers. Arsenal follows Tottenham in changing managers after losses against other soccer teams. Arsenal is in 8th place and Manchester United in 9th place, owners see changing managers particularly in December as a way to keep their place in the big leagues. With more jobs opening up it is not particularly bad for the fired managers such as Pochettino of Tottenham who can sit at home waiting for the call.

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Zenedin Zidane returns to coach Real Madrid team but fails to make an impact, winning only half of the games played. His predecessor had a better record of 68% winning games. Team owner Perez and Zidane have differences on how the team should be rebuilt. Sergio Ramos has 2 years left on his contract but the club may not renew it. Zidane wanted Paul Pogba to join Real Madrid but Paris St. Germain is not cooperating.  Other players on the way out may be James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale. WIth so much uncertainty the close rapport between Zidane and the players is a thing of the past. That rapport helped Zidane lead Real Madrid to winning 3 Champions League titles. He took this job because Perez called and Zidane lives in Madrid. Jose Mourinho is reported to be the alternative to Zidane. His predecessor was in the job for 4 months before Zidane was brought in by Perez. More changes including Zidane, as his relationship with Perez is fraying, would leave Real Madrid in an even more unpredictable situation. ...