‘Crying One' Jose Mourinho taunted with sick coffin stunt as Galatasaray fans celebrate clinching Turkish league title
GALATASARAY taunted Jose Mourinho as the "Crying One" - with coffins for their tearful rival.
The Turkish giants wrapped up the Super Lig title on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Kayserispor.
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Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera even got on the scoresheet with a late penalty.
That put them eight points clear at the top of the table with two rounds of matches remaining.
And not only did it secure the club a 25th league title - it also consigned their nemesis Fenerbahce to second for the fourth season running.
So when the celebrations unfolded on the streets of Istanbul, Galatasaray supporters wasted no time in mocking so-called Special One Mourinho.
A group of fans created a coffin which they decked out in the blue and yellow colours of their rivals Fenerbahce.
It was then decorated with pictures of Mourinho crying while others held up posters taking brutal swipes at him, too
That was just a fraction of their gloating, though.
Galatasaray fans also unveiled a banner inside their stadium of Mourinho with the words: "The Most Expensive Influencer In The World."
The club's official social media accounts got involved, too.
They posted a video of a laptop set up beside the pitch in injury time of yesterday's win with "The Real One" and five stars in gold against a red background - marking their achievement as the only Turkish team with 25 league titles.
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That was a dig at Mourinho who famously showed a replay of a controversial decision on a club laptop to a TV camera beside the dugout in September.
Another Galatasaray post concluded with a bookcase laughing at Mourinho, with a mock-up book of the iconic manager entitled "The Crying One".
And a bizarre AI video Back To The Future video showed Marty McFly and Doc as Galatasaray fans revelling in the misery of Fenerbahce's disappointment.
Mourinho's ongoing feud with Galatasaray during his time in Turkey came to a head in April.
After suffering defeat in the Turkish Cup, the ex-Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham boss PINCHED the nose of his opposite number Okan Buruk, who fell to the pitch in dramatic scenes.
Mourinho, though, may not get the chance for revenge next season as he continues to be linked with a return to the Premier League.
He is high on the bookmakers' odds for a shock Manchester United comeback but could replace Daniel Farke at Leeds.
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