Without Jose Mourinho would be boring to the Turks too
Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho received a penalty. Because of the unsportsmanlike incident, when he grabbed his coach Galatasaray after the Istanbul nose derby The bust of a burukwon three games banning the team in the Turkish Cup. He will have to pay $ 7,000 in fines, according to the Turkish Football Federation, the German dpa reported.
The Turkey Disciplinary Board (PFDK) decided that Mourin’s ban applies only to the matches of the Turkish Cup there, which means that the Portuguese will be able to continue his coaching work in the elite Turkish superliga, including Sunday showdown with Trabzonspor.
The incident occurred on Wednesday after the end of the quarterfinals of the Turkish Cup, lost by Mourinh’s team by 1: 2. In the last minutes, there were a strife of players of both teams, the referee removed three players from the field, and after the last whistle, the 62-year-old Portuguese approached the coach of the opposing team of Buruk and grabbed him by the nose, and then the Galatasaray coach then threw himself dramatically to the ground and covered his face with his palms.
At Galatasaray, Mourinha was accused of « physically attacking » Buruk. At Fenerbahce, however, Buruk was accused of « knowing himself as if he were shot » and noted that he had made « disrespectful gestures with his hands » to provoke Mourinho.
The disciplinary authority took into account the challenging behavior of coach Galatasaray as a mitigating circumstance in imposing Mourinho’s sentence.
Fenerbahce ranks second in the first Turkish league, behind the leading Galatasaray, who played one game more, is six points behind.
The controversy comes in the middle of a difficult period for Mourinho, whose team has already fallen from the European League.
Fenerbahče has a long history of angry rivalry with Galatasaray, a two -time title defender.
The twenty -two -year -old Mourinho, who arrived in Turkey last summer, earned a suspension at the end of February, four games of banning the team. He was punished for comments after the championship game right against Galatasaray.
Former coach of Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United has tried the trial of a match in Turkey. The referee of the match was Slovenian at the time Slavko Vinčić.
He also said that they were « jumping like monkeys » on the galatasaray bench in response to a judicial decision.
The comments brought him allegations of racism, which the Portuguese denied. Buruk, also a former Inter footballer, accused Mourinha racial discrimination.
The Turkish Football Federation also imposed more than € 40,000 in the Portuguese coach.
Fenerbahce reported on Friday that the Istanbul General Prosecutor’s Office dismissed a criminal complaint filed by Galatasaray against Mourinho.
