FA Banish Mourinho From Stadium, To Pay N22m Fine

2 Min Read

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has been banned for one match and fined £58,000 for two separate offences.

The Portuguese was sent to the stands by referee Mark Clattenburg for an incident “in or around the tunnel area during half-time” of Saturday’s goalless draw with Burnley.

He will serve a touchline ban for the game against Swansea on Sunday and will have to pay an£8,000 fine.

He was also fined £50,000 for comments he made about referee, Anthony Taylor.

The United boss said it would be “difficult” for Taylor to officiate their game with Liverpool prior to the match at Anfield on 17 October.

Managers are not supposed to speak about referees prior to matches, but Mourinho added that appointing Taylor for the Liverpool match had put “pressure” on the Manchester-based official.

An FA statement said Mourinho accepted that the comments “constituted improper conduct, but denied they brought the game into disrepute”.

However, an independent regulatory commission “found the disrepute element of the charge proven and as well as being fined, Mourinho was warned as to his future conduct”.

Mourinho “admitted using abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official and accepted the standard penalty”, following the incident against Burnley on 29 October.

Share this Article