Mourinho hints at possible interest in England job
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-20 09:01

LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has hinted he may be interested in coaching England in the future, even though he believes the job is more suited to an Englishman.

"It's true that part of me feels like an Englishman now," Mourinho, who comes from Portugal, said in an interview with Time Out magazine.

"If I stay here for the next five years, the length of my contract, I will feel even more English.

"With six years of loving London and England I will have something of England and the people in my heart so I could do it (the England job) in a professional way and also with my heart.

"I still think (though) it's really for an English person."

Mourinho, who last season led Chelsea to the title for the first time in 50 years, had words of praise for current England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson.

"At the moment (the England job) is for Sven who is a top professional and who also does it with a bit of England in his heart."

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