Mourinho Bound for America? The Portuguese manager can look for a move to the US

With Jose Mourinho sacked as manager of Roma on Tuesday morning, speculation around his future will point him towards a number of clubs. Maybe a club in the United States could be in contention for him.

In an interview with the late Grant Wahl for Sports Illustrated back in 2011, Mourinho - who was in charge of Real Madrid at the time - mentioned that he had interest in managing in the USA.

He specifically said that he wanted to manage in America while his two children - Mathilde and Jose Jr. - were in college. Even with both having graduated, the United States may still be calling out to Mourinho.

'I see myself coaching a [club] team, coaching the national team or helping develop soccer in the US,' Mourinho said at the time. 'When I'm tired of winning things in Europe, it's something I want to do. I want to coach the Portuguese national team and I want to work in the United States.'

Later in that same interview, Mourinho praised the nation, saying, 'I love it. The people have a very open mentality. Everybody is the same. Status doesn't count a lot. I like it very much in this way.'

Now, over a decade has passed between those comments and the present day and many things have changed for Mourinho.

Since that interview, he won La Liga with Real, the Premier League and EFL Cup with Chelsea, the Europa League and EFL Cup with Manchester United, and the Europa Conference League with Roma. He's also coached Tottenham.

Given Mourinho has already won so much, it's likely that he might try to win more. He's won [almost] everywhere he's gone, but the question now is if he'd prefer to keep trying to win in Europe or - if after 24 years coaching there - he might want to look somewhere else.

If his preferred destination is America, then