Jose Mourinho video: Exclusive new footage shows Chelsea manager’s angry encounter with another teenage fan

Sonnie Burgess was attempting to take a photo with Mourinho in London

Lizzie Dearden
Thursday 22 October 2015 12:38 BST
Exclusive: Jose Mourinho's angry encounter with young fan

New footage revealed by The Independent has shown Jose Mourinho apparently losing his temper with another young fan as he tried to take a photo.

Sonnie Burgess was with friend Otto Nahmmacher when they spotted the Chelsea manager walking along a street in Knightsbridge on Sunday.

The 16-year-old described their encounter in an exclusive interview with The Independent, saying: “We were cycling home when we bumped into Mourinho and asked him for a picture and I was recording it.

“He was giving me dirty looks and he was being quite anti-social and aggressive.”

Sonnie Burgess recorded his encounter with Jose Mourinho in London (Sonnie Burgess)

As the manager ignored the teenager and carried on walking, talking on his phone, Sonnie asked for a photo again and was refused.

Otto alleged that he was "shoved" moments later as he attempted to capture a selfie with the 52-year-old football manager.

Sonnie claimed Mourinho then walked away without making any move to apologise to the teenagers, adding: “We were genuinely scared.”

He said he was left shocked and upset by his hero’s reaction.

“I love Chelsea and I love Jose Mourinho and I lost so much respect for him,” Sonnie added. “He was my hero and now it’s crushed everything.”

Sonnie Burgess is a dedicated Chelsea fan and has met players including Eden Hazard (Sonnie Burgess)

Sonnie, who lives in Battersea and is in his last year at a secondary school in Wandsworth, said the incident started at around 3.15pm and was over less than 10 minutes later.

“I’m a season ticket holder but I’m thinking of cancelling it,” he added. “It’s completely changed me.”

Chelsea had enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 home win over Aston Villa the previous day and drew in a goalless Champion’s League draw with Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday.

The result compounded a difficult start to the season for the Blues and their manager, who was fined £50,000 by the Football Association for criticising a referee and publicly admonished Chelsea medic Eva Carneiro, who subsequently left the club.

Chelsea did not respond to The Independent's request for a comment.

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