Makelele hits out at Mourinho; Special One stays at Inter (updated)

Another footballer with an autobiography taking a swipe at a former teammate/coach. We've seen it a hundred times. That unbeatable urge to put pen to paper and reveal all the sordid details. Not that we really care. Most of it is made up, other parts are overtly sensationalised to sell more copies.

Joining that esteemed group of footballers is French midfielder, Claude Makelele. And in doing so, the former Chelsea star has also taken several swipes at the man who literally saved his career, Jose Mourinho. In a nutshell, he claims Mourinho betrayed the 'brotherhood' he established when he was first appointed Blues coach during his third year at the Bridge.

He goes on to say that Mourinho began taking all the credit for Chelsea's success (big surprise) during that season which eventually created rift between manager and players. You can read the rest here.

Whether Makelele's account of the story is true or not (there's definitely some bitterness there), one thing's certain. By providing such details of the players' relationship with Mourinho, Makelele will at least sell a few copies of his autobiography as there are enough people out there who can't enough of the Special One. And there aren't many people who'd want to read about Makelele's life.

Meanwhile, the Special One has given further indication that he's set to leave Inter after guiding them to the Serie A title this season. Mourinho, who has expressed all season long his disdain for life in Italy, remarked there was a 0.01% chance he would be going to Real Madrid.

Now, no one really knows whether he was just trying to be funny or was honestly refuting speculation he was on his way to Spain. But Inter president Massimo Moratti was apparently less than thrilled. You can read that here.

Interestingly, Mourinho claims Real Madrid have approached four different managers but have been turned down by all four. Now how would he have that sort of information unless he was one of those four managers?

Update: Barely days after making that 0.01% remark, the Special One has put all the speculation he began to rest by signing an extension to his current contract at Inter. The extension will see him remain at the club until 2012.