LONDON (AFP) - - Jose Mourinho ruled himself out on Monday of becoming the new manager of the England football team, according to a statement on his agent's website.
FA chief executive Brian Barwick and Sir Trevor Brooking, the former England midfielder who is the governing body's director of football development, both made contact with Mourinho.
But in a statement on the www.gestifute website of his agent, Jorge Mendes, Mourinho said: "After Steve McClaren left the England football team, my representatives maintained contact with the FA.
"In that sense, I had myself useful discussions with Brian Barwick and Trevor where we exchanged ideas to evaluate the entire situation about the England squad and set the goals in case of real invitation being addressed to me," he added.
"After deep and serious thinking, I decided to exclude myself from being England manager despite it being a fantastic position for me.