After 4,830 days, Jose Mourinho will once again manage Real Madrid in a La Liga match. That is how long it has been since the charismatic Portuguese last led the Royal Club in pursuit of points, and tonight he will have that task away to Espanyol. Just as in 2010, when he arrived from Inter and took charge of Real, the coach from Setubal has the same objective: to knock eternal rivals Barcelona off the top of the table. But it will be far from easy. This will be Mourinho’s 29th season in league football, and it is interesting to look at how he performed in his opening matches throughout a career in which he has managed clubs in Portugal, England, Spain, Italy and Turkey. In his previous 28 seasons, Mourinho recorded 17 wins, eight draws and just two defeats. His first came on September 23, 2000, when he lost 1-0 with Benfica to Boavista.Diomande’s fascination with Mourinho: “I’m ready to die for him”It is also interesting to see how Mourinho began his La Liga seasons when he was in cha..

Two sides that finished in La Liga’s top four last season, Atletico Madrid and Villarreal, are set to meet on matchday two of the 2026-27 campaign. Atletico, 5-1 losers in the final round last season, will host this encounter looking for quick revenge on home turf.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsDiego Simeone’s side started the season on a high, beating newly promoted Malaga 2-0. They have back-to-back home matches to start the season and a chance to make it three straight home wins. For a side that finished 25 points adrift of the league winners last term, Atleti will be targeting a much stronger campaign, and a victory here is crucial.##NAJAVA_MECA_9907507##Though Villarreal finished ahead of Atletico in third place last season, they had their shaky moments. Their start to this season suggests those defensive vulnerabilities are still present, as the Yellow Submarine had to rally from two goals behind to draw 2-2 with newly promoted Racing Santander.That result means Villa..

Homeboyz close preseason with mixed results in double-headerDownload our MozzartSport App for More NewsKakamega Homeboyz brought their preseason campaign to a close on Saturday with a busy double-header at the Mumias Sports Complex, securing victory over FKF Division One side Bungoma Superstars before falling to fellow FKF Premier League outfit Shabana in their second outing of the day.##NAJAVA_MECA_9907036##The first match ended in a 3-1 victory for Homeboyz, with new signing David Majak putting in an impressive attacking display.Majak struck twice to underline his growing importance to coach Edward Manoah’s plans ahead of the new season. Kenya Police Bullets land Tanzanian giants in CAF Women’s Champions League qualifiersThe forward, who joined Homeboyz after featuring for Kariobangi Sharks, showed his finishing ability as he helped the Kakamega-based side overcome the Division One opposition.Zinedine Wesonga completed the scoring for Homeboyz, who were able to walk away with a comfo..

Uganda has maintained its grip on East African school football after its representatives successfully defended both the boys’ and girls’ titles at the 2026 Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) Games in Morogoro, Tanzania.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsRecord champions St. Mary’s Kitende reclaimed the boys’ crown after edging hosts Morogoro Secondary School 2-1 at Jamhuri Stadium on Saturday, while Rines Secondary School completed Uganda’s double by defeating Amus College School on penalties in the girls’ final.Kitende’s triumph takes their record tally to 17 FEASSSA boys’ football titles, further strengthening their status as the most successful school in the history of the competition.##NAJAVA_MECA_9907034##The Ugandan giants had to withstand a strong challenge from the hosts, who had already made history by becoming the first Tanzanian boys’ side to reach the regional semi-finals before progressing to the final.Morogoro’s run had genera..

“There are no favourable starts. It’s an easy thing to throw out there but pretty ridiculous. It’s a tough start” said Manchester United coach Michael Carrick ahead of the season opener against Hull, who are newcomers to the Premier League. And boy was he right! The team which ended up in an elite league due to Southampton’s ‘spygate’ and exclusion from the playoffs delivered a dream start of the season – a 2-0 win over Manchester United! A fantastic achievement for a team which is one of the candidates for relegation and against a team which finished third in the Premier League third last season.But how was this possible? Well, there are a couple of reasons for that. United’s new looking midfield (Santos, Tielemans) allowed Hull players to bully them and win the majority of duels. The energy of Manchester players was also missing. It looked like they were playing this game at the end of the season, in May, and not in August. Totally opposite to Hull, who were buzzing from the first mi..

Two teams looking for a bounce-back season with new head coaches at the helm will aim to get their campaigns off to the perfect start when Newcastle United host Liverpool.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsThe Eddie Howe era will be remembered fondly around St. James’ Park, but his summer exit along with those of big-name players Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and captain Bruno Guimarães have left the Magpies needing to rebuild.Matthias Jaissle is the new man in charge looking to revive the north-east giants after their 12th-placed finish last term – their worst season-ending Premier League position for five years – and he brings with him the good omen of having won his first game at his previous three clubs.He should feel confident about repeating that feat, as Newcastle haven’t lost their opening league match in the last four campaigns (W3, D1).##NAJAVA_MECA_9907034##Liverpool went from champions to fifth-placed finishers last term, resulting in Arne Slot getting sacked and be..

Inter enter the new Serie A season as overwhelming favorites, a status comparable only to Juventus during the previous decade, when the Bianconeri won nine consecutive Scudetti, or Fabio Capello’s Milan in the 1990s. The gap between the Nerazzurri and the rest — let us recall, they finished the championship 11 points ahead of second-placed Napoli, 14 ahead of Roma, 16 ahead of Como, 17 ahead of Milan and 18 ahead of Juventus — has grown even wider and will not be easy to close, despite there still being around ten days left in the transfer window. It is unrealistic to imagine that the gap can be significantly reduced, among other reasons because there is no longer a “Galliani”, nor an “Ibrahimović”, to pull off a last-minute transfer capable of changing the hierarchy in the league. The Nerazzurri have strengthened further during the transfer window, bringing in three starters — Curtis Jones, John Stones and Djed Spence — as well as two high-quality alternatives: Ivan Provedel as an opt..

Kenya Police Bullets Secretary General Chris Mmbwanga has elucidated why he is expecting success in the CAF Champions League (CAF CL) CECAFA qualifiers.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsThe law enforcers qualified for the ongoing regional tourney after clinching the 2025/26 FKF Women Premier League (WPL).##NAJAVA_MECA_9907085##Having dominated the Kenyan scene, the three-time league champions are now eyeing to face other Africa giants with Mmbwanga revealing their source of confidence for success.Former Bidco defender joins Kakamega Homeboyz after successful trials“The team is ready to participate in the CECAFA women tournament because we made very good recruitment of new players this season, adding on what we already had .If I do a quick count I have 16 players in the women national teams of Kenya (11) and Uganda (5) this is a formidable team poised to deliver good results,” Mmbwanga told Mozzart Sport.To bolster the squad some of the new signings by Police Bullets include Vi..

There was a time when a move to Turkey for one of football’s biggest stars usually meant one thing: a final adventure before retirement.A player would leave behind the best years of his career, arrive in Istanbul or another Turkish city, sign a lucrative contract, score a few goals in front of passionate supporters and gradually begin thinking about life after football. But something has changed.The Turkish Super Lig no longer looks like a destination reserved solely for players approaching the end of their careers. Instead, it has become one of the most intriguing markets in European football. Some of the biggest names in the game are now playing in Turkey or being linked with moves there, with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Romelu Lukaku, Leroy Sane, Leandro Trossard, Nathan Ake, Mason Greenwood, N’Golo Kante and Dusan Vlahovic all featuring in the growing conversation around the league.🤯🇹🇷 WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE SÜPER LİG?!2026/27 Transfers (so far)Galatasaray:🇫🇷 Lesley Ugochukwu🇹🇷 Um..