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Jose Mourinho has signed his contract to become the new manager of Manchester United. The Portuguese left home at 2.50pm on Thursday and concluded talks at a central London hotel, agreeing to succeed Louis van Gaal as the new boss at Old Trafford. Andy Burton recounts a busy day that saw the appointment of Jose Mourinho as Manchester United manager Sky Sports News HQ broke the news at 5.20pm after Mourinho returned home half an hour earlier with documents in his hand and a bottle of red wine, having met with Uniteds executive vice chairman Ed Woodward to complete the deal. Mourinho put pen to paper at a central London hotel Mourinho symbolically wore a black and red tie for the final stage of negotiations, and the deal is completed on the 12th anniversary of his winning the Champions League for the first time with Porto, who knocked out United on their run to the final. Uniteds title odds slashed Sky Bet slash Uniteds Premier League odds Mourinho, who has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea in December, replaces his former mentor Van Gaal, who was dismissed by United two days after they won the FA Cup against Crystal Palace at Wembley. VOTE: Who should Jose sign? Who should Jose Mourinho sign for Manchester United? Sky sources reported after the final whistle that Mourinho was set to replace the Dutchman as soon as possible, and Van Gaal was informed of the clubs decision in a personal visit by Woodward to his home on Sunday night. Joey Barton thinks the Premier League has the best standard of managers in the world By Tuesday, talks between Mourinhos agent Jorge Mendes were well under way via phone and email and negotiations were expected to be a formality and completed within 48 hours. 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If Torres time with the Yankees always felt like a family affair why should the day his No. 6 was retired be any different? "Its a long, long journey from the field to Monument Park," Torre said. "However, I was blessed to make that journey on the shoulders of some very special players." The recently inducted Hall of Famer unveiled his number alongside those of 16 other retired numbers in Monument Park at the start of the ceremony. With No. 6 forever out of circulation, that leaves Derek Jeters 2 as the only single digit number still being worn on Yankees pinstripes. The Yankees captain, who is retiring after this season, escorted Soot Zimmer, the wife of the late Don Zimmer, onto the field to present Torre with a proclamation from New York Mayor Bill de Blasio naming Saturday Joe Torre Day. Torre rode in a golf cart with Yogi Berra to the area in front of the mound, where the Yankees presented him with the 29th plaque to be placed in the area beyond the centre field wall at the stadium. The team also gave Torre a flashy commemorative ring. Torre, now an executive vice-president for Major League Baseball, is the fourth member of the Yankees teams that won four World Series titles from 1996-2000 to be honoured in Monument Park. Mariano Rivera was celebrated last season and Tino Martinez and Paul ONeill were givve plaques earlier this summer.dddddddddddd Bernie Williams will be recognized next year. All but Rivera were on hand Saturday to pay tribute to the man who guided the Yankees to their first title since 1978 with a sense of calm and familial congeniality under George Steinbrenner, the combative owner. "Joes demeanour was always the same during the course of a game, during good times, bad times," said Joe Girardi, the Yankees current manager and catcher on three of Torres World Series teams. Torre, a Brooklyn native, took over as manager of the Bronx Bombers in 1996, and found instant success despite a losing record in 14 seasons at the helm of the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. The Yankees made the playoffs in each of Torres 12 seasons, winning six AL pennants. He was 1,173-767-2 in the regular season and 76-47 record in the post-season. "This group I had as far as nobody really cares who went to the All-Star game and nobody cared who got the headline in the newspaper -- it was all about rolling up their sleeves and pretty much letting me decide on the direction we were going," Torre said. "I wasnt always right but they always respected the fact that it was my decision." Torre left after the 2007 season after turning down a one-year contract, his relationship with the organization strained. But when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in July, Torre said, "Lets cut to the chase, Im here because of the New York Yankees." ' ' '