Mourinho - The True Story (The Book Jose Mourinho Tried to Ban)

I actually got this book on Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, quite a while back and finished it quite fast. Given that I am not known for finishing books, this is quite an achievement.

Said to be the book that Mourinho did not want anyone to read, due to the extensive interviews and research that author Joel Neto did on his subject, it was a fascinating read that was quite well-paced, surprisingly engaging (despite it being a biography) and provided quite a number of insights on the man himself. Now, I love the guy for his witty sarcasm and apparent arrogance (hey he always walks the talk so how can you hate the guy?) but he was never the coach he is now, during his early managerial days. Read the brief below and get the book for a great read.

"Cool, calculating and extraordinarily talented, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is as obsessed with his image as he is with success itself. So when Joel Neto's brilliant biography exploded on the scene in Portugal last year, his first reaction was to reach for his lawyers.

Twice he tried to have the book banned by the courts, and twice the judges threw out the case against Neto's probing and perceptive analysis of soccer's hottest property.

Here, then, is the inside story of the life of Jose Mourinho, told by the people who have known him best. It is the book he didn't want you to read."