Jose Mourinho: Fenerbahce manager files lawsuit against Galatasaray after Istanbul derby
Jose Mourinho filed a lawsuit against Galatasaray after the club accused him of making racist remarks.
Manager Fenerbahce is Galatasaray alleged to make racist remarks After Monday’s Istanbul derby, on Tuesday, the Turkish club in Portugal issued a statement saying his comments had been “completely out of context”.
On Friday, Finnabas said Mourinho filed a 1,907,000 Turkish Lira lawsuit through the club’s lawyers, an attack on the individual rights of the Portuguese coach against Galatasaray.
The payment (worth about £41,000) is symbolic, as 1907 was the year the Fenerbahce Sports Club was founded.
Speaking at a press conference after the 0-0 draw on Monday, Mourinho said the family seats “jump like monkeys” and repeated his criticism of the Turkish referee, saying that using the country’s officials was a “disaster”.
Slovenian Slavko Vincic tried the match after both clubs asked foreign officials to be in charge of the match.
On Thursday, Mourinho was Banned for four matches, totaling £35,194 Two separate discipline issues were raised by the Turkish Football Federation.
TFF said it was because of his derogatory and offensive remarks against Turkish referees, and because he “accused Turkish football of confusion and chaos, insulting and offensive remarks against Turkish football community and all Turkish referees.”
His comments include his saying: “After the first minute of the big dive, their bench jumped around the top of the child like a monkey… After one minute you will have a yellow card and in five minutes I will have to change (replace) him”.
“The statements used by opposition team members violate the concept of ethics and fair competition in sports, which contain expressions that may encourage violence and confusion in sports, are socially divided and separatist, and may lead to fan events,” TFF said.
