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Mourinho Receives Four-Match Ban, Fines for Post-Derby Comments
Turkish FA Bans Mourinho, Fines Him Over "Racist" Remarks
- Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho has been handed a four-match ban
- Galatasaray accused Mourinho of making racist statements
- Fenerbahce officials have confirmed that the club will appeal the penalties.
Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho has been handed a four-match ban and fined a total of £35,194 for comments made following the Istanbul derby against Galatasaray.
Additionally, he received another two-match ban and a £32,651 fine for “an act against sportsmanship” during the same press conference.
His comments regarding the Galatasaray bench “jumping like monkeys” and his criticism of how a Turkish referee would have handled a specific player were deemed “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.”
