Football: Mou jeered as Madrid through in Cup

MADRID: The split among Real Madrid fans over their support for coach Jose Mourinho was evident at the Bernabeu as some sections whistled and jeered after they beat third-tier side Alcoyano to go through to the last-16 of the Spanish League Cup. Jose Callejon with scored two goals and substitute Angel Di Maria struck one late for a 3-0 victory as Real triumphed 7-1 on aggregate. Mourinho sent out assistant Aitor Karanka to speak to the media after the game and answer questions about the whistles. “You hear a lot of things when you are in the dugout,” he said. “People at the stadium have the right to express themselves. There will always be people who are in favour and those who aren’t but no one can doubt our professionalism.”

Published in The Express Tribune, November 29^th, 2012.