Fenerbahce's outspoken coach Jose Mourinho was handed a one-match suspension and fine following his tirade about Turkish football, when he said he was fighting “the system” and suggested officials are biased against his team.
The Turkish Football Federation's disciplinary board called Mourinho's comments unsportsmanlike and fined him 900,000 Turkish liras ($26,200) for questioning the impartiality of referees and other match officials.
The board suspended the former Chelsea coach for one match and also fined him 58,500 lire ($1,700) for unsportsmanlike conduct towards opposing fans. The sanction also prevents Mourinho from entering his team's locker room. He is scheduled to serve the suspension on Sunday when Fenerbahce hosts Sivasspor.
Mourinho, who is in his first season at Fenerbahce, said the Turkish league “smells bad” and questioned why international fans would watch it.
He said he wouldn't have taken the job if club officials had told him “the whole truth” about how the league supposedly works.
The rant came on Sunday despite his team beating Trabzonspor 3-2 after scoring the winning goal in the 12th minute of stoppage time, sparking wild celebrations as the Portuguese coach ran onto the pitch and He attempted a knee slide that led to him falling on his face. the grass
On Thursday, Mourinho watched from the stands as Fenerbahce lost 3-1 to AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League. He was serving a one-match ban after his red card against Manchester United.
Mourinho, 61, said at the time that he would go to coach a team that did not play in any UEFA competition: “In England you find a club that is at the bottom of the table [that] “He needs a coach in two years, I'm ready to go.”
Mourinho joined Fenerbahce in June, tasked with returning the club to the top. Fenerbahce has not won the league title since 2014.
After 10 league games this season, Fenerbahce is five points behind leaders and arch-rivals Galatasaray.
