Jose Mourinho Reveals Phone Calls From Diego Maradona In A Touching Tribute

In a touching tribute to Diego Maradona, Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho said he is going to miss phone calls from the Argentinian great who always made those calls after defeats to lift Mourinho’s spirits.

The entire soccer fraternity is mourning the passing away of Maradona, who suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 60 Wednesday.

Recollecting his memories with the Napoli and Argentina hero, Mourinho said Maradona was different and he is going to miss him.

"There is Maradona and there is Diego. I don’t need to speak about Maradona because the world knows and nobody will forget. Diego is different; the people that are the big friends of him, the people that share dressing rooms with him, colleagues, these guys are privileged. I can say he was a good friend of mine, but my contacts with him were by telephone and we met, of course, a few times. He had a big, big, big, big heart. That’s the guy I miss. His football we can find every time we miss him, we can Google it. But Diego, no," Mourinho told BT Sport in an interview before Spurs defeated Ludogorets 4-0 in the Europa League Thursday.

In the same interview, Mourinho went on to add that he spent the day narrating different stories of Maradona to his players.

"I spent the day today telling stories to my guys about him and the time we spent together and that’s the guy I miss. I especially miss the phone call that was always arriving after defeats and never after victories. He knew that after victories I don’t need phone calls, he knew that in difficult moments he was always there and he was always saying after defeats: 'Mo, don’t forget you are the best'. He always had this approach. I miss Diego," added Mourinho.

Maradona, who captained Argentina to the 1986 World Cup win, scored the famous "Hand of God" goal against England in the quarter-finals. His body has been kept at the presidential mansion in Buenos Aires during the ongoing three-day mourning.