<b>HE is not the only Special One in the family.</b><br><br>For years Jose Mourinho has lived off that moniker, leading the likes of Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Tottenham and now Roma to success.<br><br>But daughter Matilde is showing her own unique talents as a jeweller.<br><br>The 25-year-old's brand Matilde Jewellery scooped the Emerging Brand of the Year award at the Professional Jeweller Awards.<br><br>While son Jose Jr, 21, is an aspiring footballer and coach who has been on the books of Fulham.<br><br><b>MATILDE</b><br>Back in December 2020, Jose's ambitious offspring launched her own jewellery brand.<br><br>What made it different from its competitors was her promise to make pieces from sustainable materials.<br><br>Her passion for jewellery began in 2018, when she was gifted a gold bracelet for her 18th birthday by her parents.<br><br>"I was so excited. It was my first piece of proper jewellery," she told the Daily Mail.<br><br>She uses lab-grown diamonds because they "have the least impact on the environment."<br><br>Matilde studied her craft at the London College of Fashion before doing an MA in Entrepreneurship: Fashion and Creative Industries at Conde Nast College of Fashion and Design.<br><br>It was on a shopping trip with her mum she learned that diamonds can be lab-grown.<br><br>She said: "We walked into a shop where a jewellery brand was doing a pop-up. The founder came up and said: 'Did you know all our jewellery uses lab-grown diamonds'' I was like, 'What'' I was intrigued.<br><br>"My mum was born in Angola, which is where a lot of the horrible impact from blood diamonds took place. She was always vocal about it. She thought it was amazing that lab-grown diamonds existed."<br><br>Matilde now has her own pop-up shop in the heart of London's Soho that's open until Christmas Eve.<br><br>Inside, you'll find pieces for men and women costing up to 1,850.<br><br>Celebrity fans include actress Naomi Scott and film producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas.<br><br>While dad Jose has worn a bracelet and ring made by his daughter at training with Roma.<br><br><b>JOSE JR</b><br>Although he's currently without a club, Mourinho's son Jose Jr is an able goalkeeper.<br><br>For three years he was on Fulham's books before he was released in 2017.<br><br>Now 21, he could consider a move into coaching.<br><br>And, if his dad is to be believed, he could become a better coach than him.<br><br>Back in 2018, the youngster was sat on the bench alongside his dad when Manchester United took on Swansea.<br><br>For his work experience, he then delivered a tactical analysis of what was wrong with his father's side.<br><br>Jose revealed: "In a period of a few bad results one day, he comes up with some analysis on my teamobviously suffering because Dad wasnt doing well.<br><br>"We had lost to Watford and Manchester City, I think, and he came with the stats of the team. I showed them to my assistants and I told them, 'Be careful as one day this boy will take one of your places'.<br><br>"But in fact I compare him with me at his age, where I would try to do the same sort of things for my dadof course with different technology methods, but analysis from a kid aged 16 then."<br><br>The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, as Mourinho's kids are making their own way in life.<br><br>Clearly, the Special One has produced a couple of Special Ones.<br><br><a rel=ugc href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17046044/jose-mourinho-kids-matilde-jewellery/">https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17046044/jose-mourinho-kids-matilde-jewellery/</a>
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