Friday twenty eighth February, 2025 08:10 AM|
Fenerbahce supervisor Jose Mourinho has been banned for 4 video games and fined a complete of Ksh5.7 million (£35,194) for feedback made after Monday’s sport with native rivals Galatasaray.
Mourinho was accused by Galatasaray of making racist statements after the Istanbul derby and, on Tuesday, Fenerbahce launched an announcement saying his feedback had been taken “completely taken out of context”.
The 0-0 draw was refereed by Slovenian Slavko Vincic after each golf equipment requested a international official take cost of the fixture.
But the fourth official was Turkish and Mourinho repeated his criticism of Turkish referees throughout his post-match information convention.
The Portuguese coach, 62, stated that he went to the referee’s dressing room after Monday’s sport, telling the fourth official that “if you were a referee, this match would be a disaster”.
On Thursday, the Turkish Football Federation confirmed it would sanction Mourinho, external for 2 separate disciplinary issues.
The TFF stated it will penalise him for “his derogatory and offensive statements towards the Turkish referee” and since he “accused Turkish football of chaos and disorder with insulting and offensive statements towards both the Turkish football community and all Turkish referees”.
The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham boss has been banned from the dressing room and dugout for 2 video games and fined 117,000 Turkish lira (Ksh417,572 or £2,543).
Mourinho has additionally obtained one other two-match ban for “an act against sportsmanship” throughout his post-match information convention and been fined Ksh5.3 million (£32,651).
His feedback included him saying that “after the big dive in the first minute and their bench jumping like monkeys on the top of the kid… with a Turkish referee you would have a yellow card after one minute and after five minutes I would have to change [substitute] him”.
The TFF stated “the statements used towards the members of the opposing team were contrary to the ethics of sports and the concept of fair play, contained expressions that could encourage violence and disorder in sports, were divisive and separatist in society and could cause fan incidents”.
Fenerbahce officers confirmed to the BBC on Thursday that the membership will attraction the penalties given to Mourinho.