{
  "id": 378355,
  "title": "Real Madrid custodian reveals why Mourinho is already making his mark – “He asks for discipline”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/real-madrid-custodian-reveals-why-mourinho-is-already-making-his-mark",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T13:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-custodian-reveals-why-132500520.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese tactician, is making an impact at Real Madrid, and one player who has observed his influence is goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The 34-year-old Belgian has spoken about Mourinho's demanding approach, praising his focus on discipline and the collective good. Courtois has previously worked with Mourinho at Chelsea, where they won the Premier League together, and he looks forward to the reunion at Real Madrid. The goalkeeper believes Mourinho's honesty and commitment to the team's interests will help the team succeed.",
  "summary": "Real Madrid have a squad that has mostly not worked under Jose Mourinho, with the Portuguese tactician’s first spell coming a very long time ago.Since then, Los Blancos have moved on from most of th...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Mourinho reveals he signed contract to succeed Ferguson at Man Utd",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/mourinho-reveals-he-signed-contract-to-succeed-ferguson-at-man-utd",
        "published": "2026-08-10T01:03:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}