Mourinho claims that coach of the year award was fixed

Mourinho earlier today accused the football governing body of fixing the results for the Coach of the year award, and used that as an excuse for not attending the Gala.

He said, "Do I regret not attending the gala? No, it was the right decision. They called me more than once. Two or three people said they voted for me but they appeared in another vote so I decided not to go."

He also claimed that Real Madrid winger C Ronaldo deserved to win the Footballer of the year award.