He revealed that Real Madrid stopped him from bossing Portugal earlier in his career.
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Mourinho told journalist Fabrizio Romano: "I had the door open to be Portugal coach twice.
"First time when I was at Real Madrid but Florentino told me, 'no chance'.
"The second time was at Roma, I was sacked a few months later but I don't regret that because I'm happy with the reason."
Mourinho said earlier this week: "I want to work in the summer, I want to work."