Mourinho punished after the derby incident: Four games lock and punishment!

Mourinho punished after the derby incident: Four games lock and punishment!

Istanbul, Türkei - The heated derby debates around the Istanbul city derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce have reached their peak! After the goalless draw on Monday evening, Fenerbahce's coach José Mourinho was disciplined for his controversial statements. The 62-year-old is closed for four games and also has to pay a fine of almost 42,000 euros, as krone.at . After the game, Mourinho described the Galatasaray reserve bench as "how monkeys jumped around", which called on the Turkish Football Association.

The Turkish Association, TFF, regarded Mourinho's comments as a clear violation of the "sporting ethics". This judgment follows the allegations of racism that galatasaray raised against the coach, and led to the Portuguese coach also sharply criticized the referee services in Turkey. However, the association saw it necessary to take disciplinary measures in order to set a sign against racist statements, so ZDF .

dealing with sporty ethics

The consequences of these incidents can be felt for Mourinho because he has to watch the next four games from the sidelines. In the league, Fenerbahce is still six points behind the leaders Galatasaray. While Mourinho suspiciously indicates the statements that, in his opinion, were "torn out of the context", the association has set a clear sign: racism has no place in sports. A difficult moment for the once celebrated coach, who has to face a critical point of view in the public space.