Real slam Mourinho report

Real Madrid have rejected reports that they are lining up Jose Mourinho as a successor to Bernd Schuster. The German boss has had a great season with Madrid so far.

A club statement read: "In relation to what has been published by certain media regarding the continuity of Real Madrid coach, Mr Bernd Schuster, the club would like to issue the following statement.

"Said information is absolutely false and unfounded. The club had and has total faith in its coach, who, accordingly, needs no ratification whatsoever.

"It is the responsibility of Madrid fans to judge and evaluate the attitude of the press who publish lies of this nature and whose intention it is to alter the existing harmony and to transmit a sense of discord and confrontation which, in no way, resembles reality."