Friday, 23 November 2007

JOSE BEMOANS ENGLAND ABSENCE

football365.com 22/11/07 16:34

Jose Mourinho believes Euro 2008 will be worse off because of England's failure to qualify.

The miserable 3-2 defeat by Croatia at Wembley saw England finish in third place in qualifying Group E and led to the Football Association terminating the contract of head coach Steve McClaren after just 18 games.

Former Chelsea manager Mourinho has already emerged as a strong contender to replace McClaren, and the Portuguese has admitted his affinity with the English game.

He told Sky Sports News: "This is sad, a big loss for European football.

"I was always a supporter of the England national team and England's clubs.

"A European championships without England is not the same as one with them."

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