Samuel Eto'o has labelled Jose Mourinho a
"fool" after the Chelsea boss questioned the veracity of his official
age earlier in the season.
Mourinho was unwittingly caught on camera lamenting the
quality of the strikers at his disposal at a sponsors' event in Switzerland in
February, and suggested that Eto'o could be older than he claims to be.
The now-33-year-old appeared to react in jest by
celebrating his next Chelsea goal by holding his back in false pain, aping the
manner of a geriatric.
However, Eto'o - who is now out of contract at Stamford
Bridge - has blasted Mourinho for his comments, while also insisting that he
can continue playing at the highest level for the foreseeable future.
"Today, I am 33 years old - and it is not because a
fool called me an old man that you must believe it," the Cameroonian told
africanfootball.com.
"And you may have noticed that the old man was
better than the youngsters. Some believe I am going to retire in the United
States or in the Middle East, but I have regained the joy of the Champions
League and I am going to carry on playing in the Champions League.
"Where? I am not going to tell you."
Eto'o is set to feature at his fourth FIFA World Cup for
Cameroon next month, and the four-time African Player of the Year feels he
could go on and break Lothar Matthaus' and Antonio Carbajal's record of playing
at five World Cups.
"I am going to carry on playing because physically
and mentally I feel great," he added.
"So I am going to go to this World Cup and to the
next one when I will be 37. Some did it at 42, so I can still play at two more
World Cups."
Culled from Soccerway
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