Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho has been banned for four matches and fined £35,000 following the fallout from Monday’s goalless draw against rivals Galatasaray, who accuse him of making racist statements.
Mourinho said that the Galatasaray bench was “jumping like monkeys” in reaction to an early challenge.
He also stated that the match was better officiated by Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic rather than Turkish officials, following requests from both clubs for a foreign referee.
Galatasaray subsequently outlined their intention to “initiate criminal proceedings concerning the racist statements made by Jose Mourinho” and claimed he had made “derogatory statements directed towards the Turkish people”.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has now released decisions taken by its Professional Football Disciplinary Board, which imposed sanctions on the Fenerbahce boss for two separate disciplinary matters.
Turkish Football Federation statement
The TFF say Mourinho came to the referees’ room and directed his “derogatory and offensive statements” towards the fourth official, who was Turkish.
It is said that the former Chelsea boss “accused Turkish football of chaos and disorder with insulting and offensive statements towards both the Turkish football community and all Turkish referees”.
The TFF stated that Mourinho’s “actions and remarks, which insulted the brand value of football in Turkey,” led to a decision to impose a two-match ban from the dressing room and touchline, along with a fine of 117,000 Turkish lira (£2,500).
Regarding his post-match press conference comments, the TFF said: “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 therefore, it was deemed an act against sportsmanship.”
As a result, a fine of 1.5m TL (£32,655) was imposed alongside another two-match ban.
