Klinsmann finds support from Mourinho

Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann, under fire for poor results and his decision to keep living in the United States, has received support from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. 8220;I am a Klinsmann fan,8221; Mourinho was quoted as telling Tuesday8217;s issue of mass-selling German daily ,Bild. 8220;I admire him for his courage. He8217;s got a strong personality. He believes in young talent and promotes players like Robert Huth, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski and Philipp Lahm. And he doesn8217;t change his ideas just because he loses a game. That8217;s great.8221; The Portuguese coach added that he regularly spoke to Klinsmann over the phone, notably to talk about Chelsea8217;s German international defender Huth.

FOOTY FACTOID: Germany8217;s World Cup Organizing Committee will open a ticket portal on the official FIFA World Cup web site on March 27 which will allow tickets to be returned or exchanged by ticket buyers to nominated individuals.