February 28 – The Turkish Football Federation has punished Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho with a four-match ban TL 1.617 million (€42 000) fine.
The punishment follows his behaviour in the aftermath of the derby with Galatasaray over the weekend, which ended without a winner at 0:0. The sanction means that Mourinho will not be in the dugout for Fenerbahce’s upcoming league games against Antalyaspor, Samsunspor, Bodrum and Trabzonspor.
A TFF statement said Mourinho, was sanctioned for “his statements towards the referee of the match, coming to the dressing room where the referees were present, and immediately afterwards, he turned to the Turkish referee, who was the 4th official of the match, and accused Turkish football of chaos and disorder with derogatory and offensive statements that would include both the Turkish football community and all Turkish referees.”
The TTF continue saying “his statements towards the members of the opposing team in the press conference after the match were contrary to sports ethics and the understanding of fair play. He made statements that could encourage violence and disorder in sports, that contained a divisive and divisive meaning to society and that could cause fan incidents”.
At the press conference, Mourinho said that the Galatasaray bench were “jumping like monkeys” after an early challenge.
Immediately after Mourinho’s comments, Galatasaray announced that they would report the Portuguese manager’s comments to FIFA and UEFA.
According to a statement from Galatasaray, Mourinho “persistently issued derogatory statements directed towards the Turkish people”.
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