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Mourinho calls former Orlando Pirates coach Sparkes 'an idiot'

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has slammed former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper coach Andrew Sparkes.

This comes after Spurs succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to Southampton in an English Premier League match which was played on Wednesday afternoon.

Mourinho ventured into the Saints' dugout and aired his frustration at what he felt was time-wasting by Sparkes, who is now Southampton’s goalkeeper coach.

The former Real Madrid and Chelsea manager, who was booked for the incident, called Sparkes "an idiot".

“I think the yellow card is fair because I was rude, but I was rude to an idiot,” said Mourinho on The Guardian.