Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has spoken of his love for English football and said living in London gives him a "privacy" he cannot get elsewhere.
Mourinho returned for a second spell at Stamford Bridge in 2013 after having had previous spells in charge of clubs in Portugal, Italy and Spain.
He recently said that he would stay at Chelsea for as long as owner Roman Abramovich wanted him at the club, and he has told the Big Issue that working in the Premier League suits him on every level.
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"My passion for England starts with my passion for English football," the Portuguese said. "The life in England comes after that. I came to England for the first time because I want so much to have the experience of English football.
"After that, yes, you learn how to love to live in England -- particularly in London -- and obviously to be back for the second time was also a factor, because working in Portugal, Spain, Italy ... obviously in London is where I have a little bit more space to live with my family and a normal life. England and London gives a privacy we can't get anywhere else.
"I like everything about English football -- that's the main reason to be back and enjoying so much again. I cannot say what I don't like because I like everything. Am I still Portuguese? Of course I'm still Portuguese. I don't think as an Englishman -- I think as a Portuguese, for sure, for sure.
"But I have to be a bit impolite and say that the Portuguese food is by far the best. There is a lot good things about English food but our seafood, our fish, the way we cook I think is fantastic, so obviously I still prefer Portuguese food.
"Apart from that I think the Italian cuisine is exquisite but with my wife and my daughter I have learned also how to enjoy Asian food, because if I don't I am in trouble sometimes!
"In England I visit football stadiums and hotels all around the country. I had the chance many years ago with my wife, before the kids -- to go to Scotland. We spent almost a week in Scotland visiting castles and places and we enjoyed it very much. But at that time I could walk in the street and no one would recognise me."
Asked to describe himself in three words, Mourinho -- who has just guided Chelsea to the Premier League title for the third time in his reign -- replied: "Happy, determined, clever."
On what he would change about himself, he said: "I cannot change. It is impossible. I am what I am. I'm happy with that. Of course I'm not a perfect person but I am what I am."