The pLegendary Fenerbahçe coach suspended for one game and fined after his outburst about Turkish football on Sunday, when he said he was fighting “the system” and suggested referees were being biased against his team.
Turkish Football Federation disciplinary board described Mourinho’s comments as ‘unsportsmanlike’ and fined him 900,000 Turkish lira ($26,200) for questioning the impartiality of the referees. and other match officials.
Besides, The board decided to suspend the former Chelsea coach for one match and fined him another 58,500 lira ($1,700) for unsportsmanlike conduct towards rival fans.. The suspension also prevents Mourinho from entering his team’s locker room. He will serve his suspension on Sunday when Fenerbahçe hosts Sivasspor.
Mourinho, who is in his first season at Fenerbahçe, He said that the Turkish league “smells bad” and asserted that there is no reason for international fans to watch it. He added that he would not have accepted the job if club officials had told him “the whole truth” about how the league supposedly works.
Mourinho spoke after Sunday’s 3-2 victory against Trabzonspor with the winning goal coming in the 12th minute of added time. This led to a wild celebration where the Portuguese coach ran onto the field and attempted to slide on his knees, which resulted in him falling face first into the grass.
On Thursday, Mourinho watched from the stands as Fenerbahce lost 3-1 to AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League after serving a one-match suspension after receiving a red card in the match against Manchester United.
At the time, Mourinho, 61, said that I would coach a team that does not play in a UEFA competition: “So you find a club in England from the bottom of the table that needs a manager in two years, I’m ready to go.”
Mourinho joined Fenerbahçe in June with the task of returning the club to the top. Fenerbahce has not won the league title since 2014.
