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    Mourinho given four-match ban for racist comments after Istanbul derby

    Opalim LiftedBy Opalim LiftedFebruary 28, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho has been banned for four games and fined a total of £35,194 for comments made after Monday’s game with local rivals Galatasaray.

    Mourinho was accused by Galatasaray of making racist statements after the Istanbul derby and, on Tuesday, Fenerbahce released a statement saying his comments had been taken “completely taken out of context”.

    The 0-0 draw was refereed by Slovenian Slavko Vincic after both clubs requested a foreign official take charge of the fixture.

    But the fourth official was Turkish and Mourinho repeated his criticism of Turkish referees during his post-match news conference.

    The Portuguese coach, 62, said that he went to the referee’s dressing room after Monday’s game, 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 two separate disciplinary matters.

    The TFF said it would penalise him for “his derogatory and offensive statements towards the Turkish referee” and because he “accused Turkish football of chaos and disorder with insulting and offensive statements towards both the Turkish football community and all Turkish referees”.

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    The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham boss has been banned from the dressing room and dugout for two games and fined 117,000 Turkish lira (£2,543).

    Mourinho has also received another two-match ban for “an act against sportsmanship” during his post-match news conference and been fined £32,651.

    His comments 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 said “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 officials confirmed that the club will appeal the penalties given to Mourinho.

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