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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><ul><li>Mourinho is currently a free agent</li><li>Flew to Riyadh in his free time to watch boxing</li><li>Was also present alongside Ronaldo &amp; Totti in the Egypt Cup final</li></ul><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script>

Jose Mourinho in the building! Iconic coach attends Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou fight in Riyadh just hours after presenting trophy at Egypt Cup final alongside Real Madrid hero Ronaldo and Roma legend Francesco Totti

<p>Mourinho received the biggest cheer of the night from fans in an otherwise flat atmosphere at the Kingdom Arena during the showdown fight between Joshua and Ngannou. After <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/jose-mourinho-sack-roma-hit-rock-bottom/blt5187dea35a8a0162" target="_blank">his unceremonious sacking from AS Roma</a>, the Portuguese manager has made the most of his free time by flying out to the Middle East, where his presence garnered significant attention amongst fight fans. </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Special One Jose Mourinho is in the house 📍<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JoshuaNgannou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JoshuaNgannou</a>, live now worldwide on DAZN. Buy 𝗡𝗢𝗪 at <a href="https://t.co/FoiaUucafv">https://t.co/FoiaUucafv</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KnockoutChaos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KnockoutChaos</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RiyadhSeason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RiyadhSeason</a> <a href="https://t.co/sZTKRwLrzn">pic.twitter.com/sZTKRwLrzn</a></p>— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) <a href="https://twitter.com/DAZNBoxing/status/1766209071328235785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

<p>Earlier in the day, Mourinho was at Al-Awwal Stadium for the Egypt Cup final, where he presented the trophy alongside football legends Ronaldo Nazario and Francesco Totti. He walked out of the tunnel with the silverware in his hand, flanked by Ronaldo &amp; Totti, amid loud cheers from the audience. The trio shook hands with players from both Zamalek and Al Ahly before taking their place in the VIP box. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jose Mourinho brought out the trophy ahead of the Egypt Cup final between Zamalek and Al Ahly.<br><br>He was joined by Ronaldo, wearing an Al Ahly shirt, and Francesco Totti, wearing a Zamalek shirt.<br><br>Three legends 🐐🐐🐐 <a href="https://t.co/wzby67I39n">pic.twitter.com/wzby67I39n</a></p>— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1766208169661861932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Mourinho had been <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/jose-mourinho-saudi-move-roma-cristiano-ronaldo-pro-league/blt49d420a82c026044" target="_blank">linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League </a>but the manager turned down the opportunity as he wanted to honour the contract with Roma. Even after he got sacked, Al-Shabab came knocking on his door but the coach once again knocked them back as he is reportedly keen to stay in Europe for the time being.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Jose Mourinho in the building! Iconic coach attends Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou fight in Riyadh just hours after presenting trophy at Egypt Cup final alongside Real Madrid hero Ronaldo and Roma legend Francesco Totti | Goal.com

Jose Mourinho was in attendance to witness Anthony Joshua fight Francis Ngannou in Riyadh just hours after presenting the trophy at Egypt Cup final.

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