As national teams battle for glory at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Jose Mourinho is already thinking ahead to the challenges of club football and pre-season preparations. The veteran coach sparked discussion after joking that he hopes several Real Madrid players are eliminated from the tournament sooner rather than later so they can return to club duty in time for pre-season training. Speaking on the BeastModeOn podcast, Mourinho admitted that while the World Cup is one of football's biggest spectac