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COBHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11:  Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho talks to the media during a press conference at Chelsea Training Ground on December 11, 2015 in Cobham, England.  (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
COBHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho talks to the media during a press conference at Chelsea Training Ground on December 11, 2015 in Cobham, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)Ian Walton/Getty Images

UK Back Pages: Mourinho a 'Broken Man' Following Post-Christmas Dinner Sacking

Ryan BaileyDec 17, 2015

Three guesses as to which story is dominating the back—and front—pages of the UK's papers on Friday morning? 

Yes, Jose Mourinho's unceremonious exit from Chelsea has made waves across the football world, with the Sun offering a seven-page special on The Special One. They claim he was sacked after a lunch with the team and call him "a broken man":

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The Daily Mirror also use the opportunity to make a "stuffed" pun in the wake of Mou's Last Supper while noting that Guus Hiddink is set to take the job on an interim basis:

The Guardian claim the sacking came as a result of "palpable discord" with the players:

The Daily Star, meanwhile, leads with the club's desire to bring in Hiddink and claims to explain how Mourinho "signed his own death warrant":

Mou made the back and front page of Metro, who report that he will receive £250,000 compensation a week up to a maximum of £10 million: 

The 52-year-old also makes both covers of the Times, who report that a training-ground fight marred his final days in charge:

The Independent's front page features a large photo of a perturbed Mourinho accompanied by the headline "Sacked again. Now that is special":

And finally, the Daily Mail's front page went with the hilariously blunt "Man with God complex exits with £10 million": 

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