31/03/05
UEFA bans Mourinho for two games -
Categories: Mourinho given two-match ban
UEFA, the governing body of European football, has given Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho a two-match ban for his actions and comments following Chelsea's Champions League match in Barcelona. Mourinho did not show up for the post-match press conference and then claimed that Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard went into the referee's dressing room at half time to influence Anders Frisk, who controversially showed Didier Drogba a red card in the second half. UEFA found Mourinho guilty of disrepute for "making false declarations." The ban means that Mourinho will miss both legs (home and away) of the Champions League quarterfinal against Bayern Munich.
The official UEFA statement: "Having listened to evidence presented by the disciplinary inspector and by Chelsea FC, the Control and Disciplinary Body decided to impose a two-match suspension and a fine of 20,000 Swiss Francs on Chelsea FC manager José Mourinho. Chelsea FC were fined 75,000 Swiss Francs. Les Miles and Steve Clarke were each reprimanded. The above decisions may be appealed against within three days of UEFA informing the club in writing of the reasoning."
Barcelona's post-match behavior at Stamford Bridge
While Mourinho's actions at Barcelona have dominated the headlines, relatively little has been written about how several Barcelona players conducted themselves after their defeat at Chelsea. Ronaldinho got into a shoving match with security personnel as he was leaving the pitch, and Samuel Eto'o made a false claim about being racially abused by a Chelsea official. And rumor has it that the Barcelona team smashed up the visitor's dressing room at Stamford Bridge.
Obviously, I don't know the truth about what happened in Barcelona or Chelsea. I can only rely on the statements of those involved and press accounts. What is most important is what happens on the pitch, and the game at Stamford Bridge was truly a brilliant, historic encounter. We can only hope that all parties involved will handle themselves better off the pitch as well.
Comments:
repremanding allegations without grounds.i think mourinho should be given a lengthy match banned ,so that he can know his stand.football is 90mins.
So Mourinho Axccepte diffeats no matter what you think because we have seen team like Realmadrid are down for the past season and arem trying to cop with the situations please do the same
10/28/06 @ 10:30 