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UECL: UEFA To Pay Mourinho's Roma Mouth-Watering Sum

Thompson Nsisongabasi

May 26, 2022

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UECL: UEFA To Pay Mourinho's Roma Mouth-Watering Sum
Following a jinx-breaking win on Wednesday night, Jose Mourinho's Serie A side is set to receive a mouth-watering amount from European football's governing body, UEFA.

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AS Roma dispelled a 60-year drought to clinch their major European title with a win at the UEFA Conference League.

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The Yellow and Reds, whose only previous continental title was the old Fairs Cup in 1961 laid over a determined from their Dutch opponents with a 1-0 win at the Air Albania Stadium.

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Midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo's first-half goal in the clash against Dutch side, Feyenoord Rotterdam in Albania made the Italians inaugural winners of UEfA's newly introduced third-tier club competition.

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UEFA will pay Roma a whooping £4.25m/$5.35m for winning this year's UECL ahead of Feyenoord.

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The win also translates to a landmark for 59-year-old manager, Mourinho who becomes the first manager to win a European trophy with four different clubs.

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The Portuguese has won five European finals in his spells at Porto, Inter Milan, Manchester United and now Roma since 2003.

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