Real Madrid fire Pellegrini, await Mourinho

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Real Madrid have fired [demitiu, dispensou] Manuel Pellegrini as manager [técnico, treinador], paving the way [preparando o terreno, abrindo caminho] for Jose Mourinho to take over [assumir (o comando)].

The Spanish club’s president [O presidente do clube espanhol] Florentino Perez said Mourinho has agreed personal terms [já acertou as questões pessoais] and will be appointed [anunciado; nomeado (lit.)] once he has negotiated [assim que tiver acertado / negociado] an end to his contract with Italian champions Inter Milan [Inter(nazionale) de Milão].

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“It’s not been an easy decision to reach [Não foi fácil chegar a essa decisão] but we’re 100 percent behind [apoiamos / defendemos 100%] the need for a change [a necessidade de mudança],” Perez told a press conference [coletiva de imprensa] in Madrid.

“We’re very happy that Jose Mourinho will be the man to take over the reins [assumir o comando; as rédeas (lit.)] of Real Madrid for the coming years [nos próximos anos] – he’s won everything possible [ele já ganhou tudo].

“We want to have the best person in every position out on the pitch [no campo] and in the dug-out [no banco de reservas] – we want to sign [contratar] one of the best managers in the game [no esporte].”

Mourinho has said he wants to join Madrid [afirmou querer ir para o (Real) Madrid] after leading [levar, conduzir] Inter to a treble [tríplice coroa] of Champions League [Liga dos Campeões (da Europa)], Italian league [campeonato italiano] and cup [copa (da Itália)] last season [na última temporada].

Inter president Massimo Moratti said Tuesday [afirmou terça-feira] that he was resigned to losing [estar conformado em perder] the Portuguese coach [técnico, treinador] to the nine-time European champions [os nove vezes campeões europeus].

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Pellegrini, 56, paid the price [pagou o preço] for failing to win a trophy [por não ter conseguido levantar um troféu] in his only [única] season in Madrid.

Real finished on 96 points, three behind champions Barcelona, and went out [foram eliminados] of the Champions league in the last 16 [nas oitavas de final].

Mourinho previously won [já havia ganhado] the Champions League with Porto in his native [terra natal] Portugal and two English Premier League titles [campeonatos ingleses (da primeira divisão)] at [com o] Chelsea.

In Madrid, he will seek to become [tentará se tornar] the first manager to win the European Cup [a Liga dos Campeões; Copa Europeia (lit.)] with three different clubs.

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