Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was handed a four-match ban and fined by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Thursday following his comments about Turkish referees after a match at Galatasaray.
The TFF fined the 62-year-old Portuguese $44,000 after he criticized the match officials in a press conference following the 0-0 Super Lig draw on Monday.
José Mourinho ban for comments on referees
A José Mourinho handshake fail after his side’s 0-0 draw vs. Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday went viral. The Fenerbahce boss made a classic error of mistaken identity and shook the wrong person’s hand after the game.
Mourinho followed the tradition of shaking hands with the opposing manager of the final whistle, however, accidentally shook the hand of Lyon’s physio, Abdeljelil Redissi.
Redissi looked a little confused before pointing Mourinho in the right direction toward Lyon’s actual head coach, Pierre Sage.
José Mourinho is taking Türkiye by storm in his first season at the head of Fenerbahce and the Portuguese manager just gave us another clip to add to his never-ending file of iconic moments. He needs to practice his knee slides.
During Fenerbahçe’s Turkish Süper Lig away match against Trabzonspor on Sunday, the closing minutes of the game saw both clubs looking for the three points through a momentary 2-2 result.
José Mourinho is expected to recover after suffering a crunching tackle during a training session with Fenerbahce.
“The Special One” posted a video to Instagram of him getting taken out during a drill. Midfielder Ismail Yuksek collided with the Portuguese manager who then needed help from players to limp off the field.
In the video Mourinho can been seen wearing white long sleeves in the middle of the training exercise when he gets unintentionally tackled from behind.
José Mourinho training ground accident
ISTANBUL — Fenerbahce coach José Mourinho was sent off as his side drew 1-1 with his former club Manchester United in the Europa League on Thursday after Christian Eriksen’s early goal was canceled out by Youssef En-Nesyri.
United keeper Andre Onana pulled off a stunning acrobatic double save just before halftime to deny Fenerbahce and keep the dominant hosts from equalizing.
Mourinho reaction to Onana save
José Mourinho cheekily said he is looking to add a fourth Premier League medal to his glittering cabinet if Manchester City are stripped of their titles and rivals Manchester United are awarded the Premier League trophy for the 2017-18 season.
Mourinho, who won three titles with Chelsea, guided United to a second-place finish behind City in that campaign, 19 points behind Pep Guardiola's record-breaking side.
We just witnessed another classic Mourinho moment.
Jose Mourinho, one of the most successful managers in history, also known for his crazy antics and unique personality, has gone viral once again for his reaction to a refereeing mistake during a Süper Lig match in Türkiye.
Watch: Jose Mourinho laptop protest following wrong offside call
The Portuguese manager, who began managing historic Turkish club, Fenerbahçe, this summer, was not happy with an offside call that denied his team from doubling their lead against Antalyaspor on Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic ‘SIU’ celebration is becoming the new classic way of celebrating victories.
Jorge Martín, Spanish motorcycle racer, made headlines on Sunday after winning the Portuguese GP celebrated in the city Portimão, Portugal, extending his lead in first place of the 2024 MotoGP standings. Just another victory for the Spaniard in his amazing season.
AS Roma named their former player Daniele De Rossi as their new manager until the end of the season, hours after parting ways with manager José Mourinho on Tuesday.
Mourinho was sacked earlier in the day with Roma ninth in the league after Sunday's 3-1 loss to AC Milan, and have struggled to overcome the loss of key players due to injury, including striker Paulo Dybala.
They are 22 points behind league leaders Inter Milan.
Mourinho crying in car after Roma sacking
José Mourinho couldn’t keep his perfect record in European finals intact on Wednesday as his Roma side fell to Sevilla 1-1 (4-1 on penalties) in the Europa League final.
Mourinho has now won five of the six European finals he’s managed in.
Roma opened the scoring in the 34th minute through Paulo Dybala. The Argentine was a surprise start after missing the last seven weeks with injuries, most recently an ankle issue.