Mourinho pays 'special' tribute to wife by getting her name inked on his wrist

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is back to make his mark on the Barclays Premier League - but it seems someone has made their mark on him first.
The 'Special One' has had his first tattoo - at the age of 50 - and rather than a Chelsea crest or an inking of Didier Drogba, it's in honour of his family.
After returning to London from Chelsea's pre-season tour of the far East, Mourinho paid £80 to have 'Tami', the nicknames of his wife Matilde Faria and his children etched on his wrist.

Inked! Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho paid £80 to have the nicknames of his wife (Tami), daughter (Tita) and son (Zuca) tattooed on his wrist

Special tribute: Mourinho showed off the tattoo, on his wrist, as Chelsea trained in Washington before the start of their American tour

The Portuguese spent an hour having the tattoo at a parlour near Stamford Bridge and was happy to show it off as Chelsea trained at the Catholic University in Washington DC ahead of their American tour.

The couple married in 1989, having known one another since they were teenagers in Setubal. They have two children, a daughter Matilde - nicknamed 'Tita' - born in 1996 and son Jose Mario Jr - known as 'Zuca' - born in 2000.

Body art: Mourinho was impressed by a similar tattoo a member of Chelsea's staff had done and visited a parlour near Stamford Bridge

Hard work: Mourinho and Chelsea face Inter Milan, one of his former clubs, in Indianapolis on Thursday evening

Happy family: Mourinho celebrates with wife Tami and children Jose Jr (left) and Matilde after Chelsea won the Premier League title in 2005

Mourinho apparently decided to get the tattoo done after a member of Chelsea's staff had a similar inking.

Chelsea are set to take on Inter Milan, Mourinho's former club, in the Guinness International Champions Cup in Indianapolis on Thursday evening as they fine-tune for their Premier League opener at home to Hull City on  August 18.