Mourinho pushed out by troubled Real Madrid

MADRID -- Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho will leave Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid at the end of the season in June, club president Florentino Perez said Monday. Perez did not say who would succeed Mourinho but the favorite, according to media reports, is Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti. However, Perez said that Real had contacted PSG about the availability of Ancelotti, only to be told that he was still under contract in Paris. Perez pointed out that Mourinho -- who has been in charge since 2010 -- "has not been sacked, he is leaving by mutual agreement". "We are grateful to him for his work and we wish him the best for the future. With him we have made an important leap ...