Mourinho given four-match ban for comments after Istanbul derby

Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce manager received a four-game ban and a total fine of £35,192 for remarks made following Monday’s game against local rivals Galatasaray.

Galatasaray charged Mourinho with making racist remarks following the Istanbul derby, and Fenerbahce responded on Tuesday, saying that his statements had been “completely taken out of context.”

Slavko Vincic, a Slovenian, called the goalless draw after both clubs requested that a foreign official oversee the game.

However, Mourinho’s criticism of Turkish referees was repeated at his post-match press conference. The fourth official was a Turkish official.

The Portuguese coach, 62, said that he went to the referee’s dressing room after Monday’s game, telling the fourth official that “if you were a referee, this match would be a disaster”.

The Turkish Football Federation announced on Thursday that it would pursue Mourinho in two distinct disciplinary matters.

He was accused of insulting and offensive language by the TFF because of “his derogatory and offensive statements toward the Turkish referee” and because he “accused Turkish football of chaos and disorder” by insulting and offensive language toward both the Turkish football community and all Turkish referees.

The former Chelsea, Manchester United, and Tottenham boss was given a two-game dressing room ban, dugout, and fine of 117, 000 Turkish lira (£2, 543).

Mourinho has also received another two-match ban for “an act against sportsmanship” during his post-match news conference and been fined £32, 651.

He also said that “after the big dive in the first minute and their bench jumping like monkeys on top of the child… with a Turkish referee you would have a yellow card after one minute and I would have to change [substitute] him after five minutes.”

The statements made against the opposing team, according to the TFF, were “contradictory to the ethics of sports and the principle of fair play, contained expressions that could foster violence and disorder in sports, were antiquated in society, and could lead to fan incidents,” according to the TFF.