Fenerbahce supervisor Jose Mourinho has been banned for 3 matches and fined round £6,000 after grabbing the nostril of Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk throughout the Istanbul derby, the Turkish Soccer Federation (TFF) confirmed on Saturday.
The incident occurred after Fenerbahce’s 2-1 house defeat to Galatasaray within the Turkish Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.
In the direction of the top of the match, a giant struggle broke out between gamers from each groups. The referee confirmed three purple playing cards – two to Galatasaray gamers – earlier than the ultimate whistle. After the sport ended, Mourinho, aged 62, appeared to pinch Buruk’s nostril. The Galatasaray coach then fell to the bottom in a dramatic method.
In a press release, the TFF stated: “Mourinho shall be banned from getting into the dressing room and the bench for 3 official matches.”
This implies Mourinho will miss Fenerbahce’s subsequent three video games towards Trabzonspor, Sivasspor and Kayserispor.
Fenerbahce are at the moment second within the Turkish Tremendous Lig, six factors behind leaders Galatasaray, however they do have one sport in hand.
