Real Madrid stars back manager Mourinho

Real Madrid stars Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos yesterday denied reports in Marca claiming they demanded the club fire coach Jose Mourinho before next season.

“No kind of ultimatum was ever made by us concerning our coach.

We want to demonstrate our support for our coach, Jose Mourinho, to whom we owe the utmost respect,” the two players said in a statement. — AFPu00a0

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