AS Roma announced the departure of Jose Mourinho on January 16, 2024, six months before his contract was due to expire. While the news took the football fraternity by surprise, Roma's poor run of late provided some context; the Giallorossi were languishing ninth when Mou was asked to leave the club, drifting away from the coveted European spots, and having exited the domestic cup, Coppa Italia, by the hands of their bitterest rivals, Lazio. (More Football News)