Jose Mourinho embarrassed a nine-year-old for copying Jude Bellingham’s socks

Jose Mourinho really is one of a kind.

The "Special One" took over the reins at the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer, and after a slowish start, has begun to make real progress for Los Blancos, signposted by his side's brilliant El Clasico victory last month.

For Jude Bellingham, the arrival of Jose Mourinho offered the opportunity to begin work with his fourth head coach since switching from the Bundesliga in 2023, following the dismissals and departures of Carlo Ancelotti, Xabi Alonso, and Alvaro Arbeola over past months.

Despite the seeming instability of his time in La Liga, Jude Bellingham has flourished, as was evidenced by his historic World Cup 2026 performance, and it appears as though the player has begun to build a great rapport with Mourinho.

In a new interview with the outlet Vogue, the Los Blancos superstar has revealed a truly bizarre anecdote his manager shared with him.

As detailed in the Vogue article, Bellingham said: “When [Mourinho] was coaching at AS Roma a few years ago, a kid at training had cut three holes in the back of his socks.

"Mourinho went over to him and said, ‘Why are you doing that?’ and he was like, ‘Bellingham does it. It’s meant to relieve pressure in your calf.’ And Mourinho was like: ‘Kid, you’re nine. You don’t have calves.’”