Mourinho was never one to shy away from self-congratulation, having memorably called himself "The Special One, " but many felt him justified in saying so since his tenure as manager has been so phenomenally successful.

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Comedian Eddie Izzard was on hand to get the riskier questions going, and at one stage Ed Miliband himself even called for a tougher grilling.

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Loeb himself called his Greek bond trade one of his top winners recently.

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