Jose Mourinho has been appointed Manchester United boss - after his agent Jorge Mendes held negotiations with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. Mendes name is often linked to the biggest deals in football - but who is he, and how did he come to wield so much power?We profile the super-agent at the heart of the appointment of Manchester Uniteds next manager… Who is Jorge Mendes?Mendes is a 50-year-old football agent, who has conducted some of the biggest transfers in European football.He counts Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Costa, James Rodriguez and David de Gea among his clients and is currently working on Jose Mourinhos appointment as Manchester United manager.The Portuguese negotiator, who heads up his own sports agency GestiFute, has reportedly worked on transfers totalling more than £1bn during his 20-year career and carries significant influence in the world of football. Sky Sports News HQs Andy Burton has the latest on Jose Mourinhos impending appointment at Manchester United. How long has Mendes worked with Mourinho?Mendes first worked with Mourinho in 2004, when the former Porto boss joined Chelsea. Mendes brokered the deal and benefitted from the success of the move.With his profile enhanced, numerous Portuguese players took up his services and Ricardo Carvalho, Paulo Ferreira, Tiago and Maniche all followed Mourinho to Chelsea through Mendes.The pair have continued to work together, with Mendes securing lucrative deals for Mourinho at Inter Milan, Real Madrid and on his return to Chelsea. Now Manchester United awaits. There is only one person who can win the best agent of the year award and its Jorge Mendes, Mourinho said in 2010.Recently, Mendes facilitated Costas £32m transfer from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea, where his goals helped Mourinhos side to the Premier League title in 2014/15. Jorge Mendes watches Monaco with his client Radamel Falcao (R) Has he worked with Manchester United before?Mendes has done plenty of business with Manchester United in the past, including Angel Di Marias British record transfer move from Real Madrid in 2014. Mendes is also responsible for the deal which brought a certain Cristiano Ronaldo to Old Trafford in 2003.Mendes worked on Anderson and Nanis Manchester United deals, too, and, of the current crop, represents De Gea, who was on the brink of joining Real Madrid last summer.Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken of his respect for Mendes: Jorge Mendes is the best agent I dealt with, without a doubt. He was responsible, looked after his players… and was very fair with clubs. That, despite Mendes being involved in Bebes transfer to United. Ferguson admitted he hadnt seen the Portuguese player in action before the deal was completed and Bebe only made two first-team appearances. Crsitiano Ronaldo is a long-term client of Mendes Which other major deals has he been involved in?As well as big-money moves involving Ronaldo, Di Maria, Rodriguez and Costa, Mendes has recently facilitated Manchester Citys £32m purchase of Eliaquim Mangala and Alex Teixeiras £38.4m switch to Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning from Shakhtar Donetsk.Mendes also represents Renato Sanches, who joined Bayern Munich for an initial sum of £27.5m this summer following an impressive season with Benfica - and Sky sources have revealed the midfielder would have joined Manchester United if they had come to an agreement with Benfica in time.Mendes also has a number of players at Valencia and claims that 68 per cent of all transfers at Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and Porto between 2001 and 2010 were conducted by him.Will he be busy this summer? Real Madrids James Rodriguez is a Mendes player Almost certainly. Portugal midfielder and Mendes client Joao Moutinho could be one big name on the move this summer, following speculation in January Manchester United would be interested in taking him from Monaco, while Radamel Falcao could be on the lookout for a switch following failed spells with United and Chelsea.Meanwhile, Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague says Real Madrid would be happy to sell another Mendes player, James, who they signed in 2014 for £63m.How did he become an agent?He may be working on multi-million pound deals now, but Mendes career as an agent had humble beginnings. He was a nightclub owner in Portugal 20 years ago when he met goalkeeper Nuno and helped him join Deportivo La Coruna.Multi-lingual Mendes built his client base around young, talented Portuguese footballers and as his players impressed, his reputation grew.Now he is at the heart of one of the most eagerly-anticipated managerial appointments of recent times. 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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee believes it has plenty of incentive for the rest of the season even though a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game has slipped from its grasp.The 24th-ranked Volunteers were picked before the season to capture their first SEC Eastern Division title since 2007, but their hopes of making it to Atlanta vanished Saturday when Florida beat LSU 16-10 with a last-second goal-line stand. That victory allowed the 13th-ranked Gators to clinch the East and earn a spot in the Dec. 8 SEC championship game against No. 1 Alabama.The Vols (8-3, 4-3 SEC) say they still have more at stake than mere state bragging rights Saturday when they visit Vanderbilt (5-6, 2-5) in their regular-season finale.This football team has a lot to play for -- a lot, Tennessee coach Butch Jones said.That includes the chase for a 10-win season, a goal that multiple players mentioned Saturday after the Vols 63-37 victory over Missouri. Tennessee hasnt earned double-digit wins in a season since the 2007 team finished 10-4.Tennessee also still has at least a possibility of making its first Sugar Bowl appearance since beating Virginia 23-22 on Jan. 1, 1991.A Sugar Bowl bid goes to the highest-ranked SEC team in the final College Football Playoff rankings that isnt in the playoff. SEC teams in last weeks CFP rankings included No. 1 Alabama, No. 15 Auburn, No. 16 LSU, No. 19 Tennessee, No. 23 Florida and No. 25 Texas A&M.Tennessee has the most favorable remaining schedule of all those teams.LSU probably will fall behind Tennessee this week after its loss to Florida. Auburn is a 17 +-point underdog Saturday at Alabama. Florida must visit Florida State this week before facing Alabama in the SEC championship game. Texas A&M is a 5 +-point underdog Thursday at LSU.Were playing for a good bowl game right now and a 10-win season, offensive tackle Brett Kendrick said after the Missouri game. So, theres still a lot left out there for us.Jones said hes convinced his players will remain motivated the rest of the way because he liked how they performed in thee second half of the Missouri game.dddddddddddd Jones assumed most players knew they were knocked out of the SEC East race by then, even though the staff hadnt informed them of the Florida-LSU result.I knew on the sideline that when they stopped showing the score up there (ono the scoreboard), something had gone wrong, Kendrick said. Were not going to hang our heads about it.Jones emphasized Monday that I want to make it clear that winning a championship is our No. 1 goal in our program year in and year out, but later in his press conference he referred to championships that didnt necessarily involve the division title.First he mentioned that the Vols still could win a bowl championship this season. Later he praised his seniors by saying that theyve won the biggest championship -- and thats the championship of life.Jones noted the way Tennessee has withstood adversity all season. Injuries have forced Tennessee to use seven different starting combinations on the offensive line and nine different combinations in the starting secondary this season. The Vols lost their leading rusher nine games into the season when Jalen Hurd left the team . Linebackers Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Quarte Sapp and defensive tackles Shy Tuttle and Kahlil McKenzie suffered season-ending injuries.The injuries have extended to the coach himself. Jones told the Knoxville Quarterback Club on Monday afternoon that I blew out my knee before a Nov. 12 victory over Kentucky , though the injury hasnt necessitated that he wear a brace or crutches.I have never been through a season like this in 30-plus years of coaching in terms of the adversities, the injuries, the setbacks, the big wins. .... Our players have done a great job, Jones said. They have handled it exceptionally well. They have been individual champions.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Steve Megargee at www.twitter.com/stevemegargee ' ' '