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Fenerbahce have confirmed that Jose Mourinho is suing arch rivals Galatasaray for AU$84,000 after the Portuguese boss was accused of making “racist statements”.
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Mourinho, whose team trail leaders Galatasaray by six points in the table, came under fire after he claimed the opponent’s bench were “jumping like monkeys” following Monday’s goalless draw between the two rivals.
The 62-year-old also said the fixture was better off being refereed by Slovenian official Slavko Vincic instead of a Turkish referee.
The Portuguese boss subsequently copped a four-game ban and a AU$70,000 fine, which Fenerbahce plan to appeal. His comments were judged by the Turkish Football Federation as “contrary to sporting ethics”.
“It was determined that the statements used towards the members of the opposing team, were not mandatory, were contrary to the ethics of sports and the concept of fair play, contained expressions that could encourage violence and disorder in sports, were divisive and separatist in society and could cause fan incidents, and therefore, it was deemed an act against sportsmanship,” the TFF said in a statement.
Fenerbahce said that Mourinho’s comments were “taken completely out of context and deliberately distorted” and could “in no way be associated with racism”.
And now the Turkish side have released a statement where they have confirmed Mourinho is taking legal action against Galatasaray.
It read: “We would like to announce to the public that Jose Mourinho has filed a lawsuit for moral damages of 1,907,000 Turkish liras ($84,000) against Galatasaray Sports Club, through the lawyers of Fenerbahce Sports Club, due to the personal rights of our coach Jose Mourinho.”
Mourinho moved to Turkey from Roma last year.
