Mourinho will get one-match ban and fined after Turkish tirade

Fenerbahce’s head coach Jose Mourinho, centre, follows the sport throughout the Europa League soccer match between AZ Alkmaar and Fenerbahce on the AFAS stadium, in Alkmaar, Netherlands, Thursday (November 7, 2024).
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Jose Mourinho’s tirade in Turkey got here at a value.

The outspoken Fenerbahce coach has been banned for a recreation and fined following his diatribe about Turkish soccer, when he mentioned he was combating “the system” and prompt officers are biased in opposition to his group.

The Turkish Soccer Federation’s disciplinary board described Mourinho’s feedback as unsportsmanlike and fined him 900,000 Turkish lira ($26,200) for questioning the impartiality of referees and different match officers.

The board banned the previous Chelsea supervisor for one match and fined him 58,500 lira ($1,700) for unsportsmanlike conduct towards opposing followers. The ban additionally prevents Mourinho from getting into his group’s locker room. He’s set to serve the ban Sunday (November 3, 2024) when Fenerbahce hosts Sivasspor.

Mourinho, who’s in his first season at Fenerbahce, had mentioned the Turkish league “smells unhealthy” and questioned why any worldwide followers would watch it. He mentioned he wouldn’t have taken the job if membership officers had informed him “the entire reality” about how the league allegedly works.

The rant got here Sunday (November 3, 2024) although his group beat Trabzonspor 3-2 after scoring a winner within the twelfth minute of stoppage time, resulting in wild celebrations the place the Portuguese coach ran onto the sector and tried a knee slide that led to him tumbling face ahead onto the grass.

On Thursday (November 7, 2024), Mourinho watched from the stands as Fenerbahce misplaced 3-1 at AZ Alkmaar within the Europa League. He was serving a one-match ban after his purple card in opposition to Manchester United.

At the moment, the 61-year-old Mourinho mentioned he would go coach a group that doesn’t play in a UEFA competitors: “So that you discover a membership in England from the underside of the desk (that) wants a coach in two years, I’m able to go.”

Mourinho joined Fenerbahce in June, tasked with returning the membership to the highest. Fenerbahce hasn’t received the league title since 2014.

After 10 league video games this season, Fenerbahce trails chief and archrival Galatasaray by 5 factors.