Jose Mourinho: Arsene Wenger is right to oppose Ballon d'Or
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says the Ballon d'Or prize awarded to the world's best footballer has a negative impact on world football.
The Portuguese said he agrees with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger that football is concentrating too much on individuals instead of the team.
"He is against the Ballon d'Or and I think he's right," Mourinho, 52, said.
"In this moment football is losing a little bit the concept of the team to focus more on the individual."
Mourinho, who has won seven league titles in four different countries and the Champions League twice, told the Daily Telegraph that it is the group that wins, not the individual.
He said: "For me, football is collective. The individual is welcome if you want to make our group better. But you have to work for us, [it's] not [a case that] we have to work for you.
"When the top player arrives, the team is already there. It's not him who comes to discover the team, like Columbus discovering America. No, no, you are coming now to help us be better.