LONDON -- When Jose Mourinho left Chelsea in 2007 after falling out with owner Roman Abramovich, it looked like the divorce would be final. But less than six years after his departure, the Special One is back at Stamford Bridge to the delight of Blues fans -- and he said it took him only a few minutes to agree to a new union. "I had to prepare myself not to be too emotional on my arrival at the club, but obviously I am very happy," Mourinho told Chelsea TV. "It was an easy decision. I met the boss, I met the owner, and in five minutes after a couple of very short but pragmatic questions, we decided straight away. I asked the boss: Do you want me back? And the boss asked me: Do you want to come back? And in a couple of minutes, the decision was made." Chelsea confirmed on Monday that the 50-year-old Portuguese coach, who on his first day at Chelsea in 2004 declared himself a "Special One," was hired on a four-year contract after completing a three-season stint at Real Madrid in which his final campaign ended without a trophy. Mourinhos relationship with Abramovich has improved over the years, and the unpredictable manager said their divorce back in 2007 benefited both him and the club. "It was a difficult moment because I love it here and have a big connection with the club. Also for the club, my departure it was not easy," Mourinho said. "But if you analyze it in a cool way and you leave emotions a bit apart, I think it was fantastic. Because after that I had in my career what I was aiming for, and Chelsea as a football club got important trophies after that, with important moments in the history of the club. Now we are back together and it is a great moment for both, so I think we are ready to marry again and to be happy and successful again." Madrid released the charismatic and fiery coach from his contract, so Abramovich will not have to pay compensation to be re-united with the manager he fell out with in 2007. "I never hide that in my career in football I had two great passions, Inter and Chelsea, and Chelsea is more than important for me," Mourinho said. "It was very hard to play against Chelsea. I did it twice, which was not so bad. Now I promise exactly the same things I promised in 2004, but with the difference we have (now), which is I am one of you." There have been seven managers at Chelsea in the six years since Mourinho left, having won every major domestic honour at Stamford Bridge but repeatedly falling short of giving Abramovich a Champions League trophy. "I am delighted to welcome Jose back to Chelsea. His continued success, drive and ambition made him the outstanding candidate," Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay said. "It is our aim to keep the club moving forward to achieve greater success in the future and Jose is our No. 1 choice as we believe he is the right manager to do just that." Mourinhos return to Chelsea had been widely expected for weeks, after he hinted at it repeatedly during the final stretch of the season. Before flying to London, he told a Spanish TV program that he was expecting to be hired as Chelsea coach by the end of the week. And on Sunday, the Premier Leagues official website mistakenly published a story with the headline "Jose Mourinho makes Chelsea return," saying a deal had been completed. Mourinho won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups between 2004 and 2007 with Chelsea, and his departure caused a storm of fan protests against Abramovich. "He was and remains a hugely popular figure at the club and everyone here looks forward to working with him again," Gourlay added. After leaving Chelsea, Mourinho went on to coach Inter, winning two Serie A titles, the Italian Cup and the Champions League. With Madrid, he won one Copa del Rey and one Spanish league title. Chelsea said Mourinho is bringing with him three members of his coaching staff -- Rui Faria, Silvino Louro and Jose Morais -- who will work alongside the current team staff. He will be officially presented next Monday during a news conference at Stamford Bridge. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Abramovich will be looking to Mourinho to restore unity after the divisiveness caused by the appointment of Rafa Benitez as interim manager, who was regularly jeered by fans. Yet, Benitezs reign ended last month with the Europa League trophy, and -- more significantly -- a Champions League spot secured for next season. Europes top prize was the only major trophy that eluded Mourinho at Chelsea between 2004 and 07. He delivered the Premier League trophy in his first season, ending the clubs 50-year wait for a league title. Although Mourinho retained the title the following year, he failed to repeat the Champions League success hed orchestrated at his previous club, Porto, despite fielding a more expensive and star-studded squad. Mourinho left in September 2007 following a power struggle with Abramovich. But, while employed by Inter and Madrid, Mourinho appeared to forget his clashes with the English media and Abramovich as he started openly flirting with Chelsea. Little was done to disguise his desire to return to west London as tensions in Madrid became increasingly fraught during the most recent season. Mourinho angered the Madrid fans and some players as well, notably goalkeeper Iker Casillas, in a stark contrast to the mutual respect and admiration he shared with his former Chelsea players. More often this season, hes been engaged in disputes internally, creating enemies and weakening his position. The decision that most enraged fans was dropping Casillas, the captain of Madrid and Spains world and two-time European championship-winning national team. Real president Florentino Perez indicated that Mourinho couldnt cope with the pressure at the Santiago Bernabeu. Mourinho was an unsuccessful player whose big break in coaching came when he was hired as an interpreter for English coach Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. Robson took Mourinho with him to Porto and his influence increased as he took on coaching responsibilities. The duo moved to Barcelona for the 1996-97 season, and Mourinho remained at the club under Louis van Gaal following the Englishmans departure. Mourinho returned to Portugal but failed to win any titles during stints as a senior coach at Uniao Leiria and Benfica. 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Those were to the end zone to celebrate touchdown passes to Dede Westbrook as the 20th-ranked Sooners held on to win 45-40 over the beleaguered Texas Longhorns on Saturday in the annual game Mayfield knows so much about.Its special to me. Very special, Mayfield said. Ive been waiting a long time to actually come away with a win against these guys.Westbrook set a single-game Sooners record with 232 yards receiving on 10 catches, including three TDs longer than 40 yards .Hes got track-type speed, Mayfield said.After their 71-yard scoring hookup in the second quarter, the longest TD pass ever by the Sooners (3-2, 2-0 Big 12) against Texas, Mayfield sprinted along the Oklahoma sideline, then toward the middle of the field to acknowledge crimson-clad fans on the opposite side of the stadium before going to the end zone to meet up with Westbrook. They celebrated again after TDs of 47 and 42 yards in the third quarter.You just look at the plays we gave up, Charlie Strong said, the embattled third-year Texas coach who has taken over calling the defensive plays. You cant give up home runs thrown over your head.Mayfield lost to Texas as a freshman at Texas Tech in 2013 before transferring to Oklahoma, where he sat out a year before losing as the Sooners starter last October. This time, he completed 22 of 31 passes for 390 yards and overcame two interceptions in the first quarter, and a fumble in the final minute that his big right tackle Bobby Evans recovered.Samaje Perine added 214 yards and two touchdowns rushing on 35 carries as Oklahoma piled up 672 total yards in the highest-scoring game in the history of the rivalry.Texas (2-3, 0-2) led after two long TD passes by freshman quarterback Shane Buechele in the first 4 1/2 minutes after halftime. 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But the Longhorns need to keep taking shots down the field with Buechele, who had TD passes of 63 yards (to Devin Duvernay) and 45 yards (to Dorian Leonard ) in the second half.WILD ENDINGAfter Donta Foremans 22-yard TD run for the Longhorns with 1:45 left, they almost got a huge break when Mayfield fumbled while being sacked on third down, but Oklahoma recovered and punted. Texas had a final wild play, completing several laterals and going forward at least 20 yards before eventually losing 9 -- after a final declined penalty for an illegal forward pass. Foreman finished with 159 yards rushing and two touchdowns.POLL IMPLICATIONSA more lopsided score for Oklahoma probably would have caught the attention of more voters , especially those who might not have tuned into for the less than must-see Red River game matching 2-2 teams. If not for all the miscues, the Sooners likely would have had a bigger margin. 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