The Turkish football federation on Thursday fined Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho over €40,000 and banned him for four games for remarks he made following an intense Istanbul derby against Galatasaray.
After Monday’s game ended in a 0-0 stalemate, the 62-year-old Mourinho said the home bench had been “jumping like monkeys.”
He also reportedly repeated his criticism of Turkish referees.
Fenerbahce said that Mourinho’s comments were taken out of context.
On Thursday, the Turkish Football Federation’s (TFF) disciplinary council handed down a two-match suspension for his comments against the fourth referee and two additional matches for his blast at the Galatasaray bench.
They were judged “contrary to sporting ethics.”
Mourinho, whose team trailed leaders Galatasaray by six points in the table, was also fined just over €42 000.
