Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho receives verdict after appealing four-match ban amid ‘racism’ row following Galatasaray clash
- Fenerbahce appealed the four-match ban that was given to Jose Mourinho
- Mourinho was also fined for his comments after the draw with Galatasaray
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Jose Mourinho has learned the verdict of the appeal against his four-match suspension.
Mourinho was accused of racism by Galatasaray following comments that he made after the derby.
The Portuguese made comments about the Galatasaray bench ‘jumping like monkeys’.
Furthermore, he stated that the match was better as it wasn’t officiated by a Turkish referee.
Slovenian official Slavko Vrancic took charge of the game, with both teams requesting for a foreign official.
The fourth official for the game was Turkish.
Jose Mourinho has had his four-match suspension halved by the Turkish Football Federation
Mourinho has had his four-match suspension halved by the Turkish Football Federation following an appeal.
In addition, the Fenerbahce manager’s fine has been reduced from 1.6m Turkish lira (£35,000) to 558,000 (£12,200).
A statement from the federation after the game, which ended in a goalless draw, detailed how Mourinho had ‘come to the match referee and used statements towards the referee of the match.
‘Immediately afterwards, he directed his derogatory and offensive statements towards the Turkish referee, the 4th referee of the match, towards him and accused Turkish football of chaos and disorder with insulting and offensive statements towards both the Turkish football community and all Turkish referees, and his actions and statements that insulted the brand value of football activities in Turkey.’
Referring to the press conference comments, the statement read: ‘In the same competition, (Mourinho’s) statements made at the press conference after the match and which are the subject of the referral were referred to our Board within the scope of Article 41 of the FDT.
‘Considering the nature of the statements, it was determined that the statements used towards the members of the opposing team, were not mandatory, 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, and it was deemed an act against sportsmanship.’
Galatasaray will play their next home match without a section of fans due to ‘bad and ugly chanting’, while Fenerbahce will be punished two matches without away support due to the severity of fan incidents on the pitch.
Former players who have worked under Mourinho such as Didier Drogba and Michael Essien defended him.
Fenerbahce boss Mourinho has had his four-match ban halved and his fine reduced
Mourinho was accused of racism by Galatasaray following comments he made after the derby
Former Chelsea star Michael Essien was among those to show their support for Mourinho
‘I’ve seen the recent comments about Jose Mourinho,’ Drogba said. ‘Trust me when I tell you I have known Jose for 25 years and he is not a racist and history (past and recent) is there to prove it.’
Essien shared a picture of himself and Drogba with Mourinho during their time together at Chelsea, captioned with three heart emojis.
