Jose Mourinho has been fined and handed a one-match ban for his response to Fenerbahce’s dramatic 3-2 Super Lig victory at Trabzonspor.
In his post-match interview, the former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United boss, who had seen the home side awarded two penalties, took aim at VAR Atilla Karaoglan and said: “I know what I was told even before I came. I didn’t believe. It is even worse than I was told.
“It’s more difficult because we play against our opponents, good opponents like Trabzonspor are, but we play against the system, and to play against the system is the most difficult thing.”
Mourinho, who took a tumble as he attempted a celebratory knee slide on the final whistle in Sunday’s game, was charged with “unsportsmanlike behaviour towards opposing team fans” and “diminishing the value of Turkish football and… discrediting the impartiality of the referees and other match officials” during his outspoken post-match interview.
