Galatasaray host Fenerbahce For Matchday 25 of the Turkish Super Lig in a crucial fixture for the title. After a heated 0-0-feature filled with controversy, Galatasaray leveled a serious accusation against Fenerbahçe head coach Jose Mourinho for comments he made at the press conference after the match.
The controversy began before the match even started when Mourinho criticized the quality of the referee’s system and urged the Turkish Football Association to assign a foreign referee to the game. After the match, Galatasaray released a statement that condemned the Portuguese coach’s remarks.
“Since his management tasks were started in Türkiye, Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho has constantly issued derogatory statements against the Turkish people. Today his discourse has escalated in addition to just immoral comments to unequivocally inhuman rhetoric.
“We hereby formally declare our intention to initiate criminal procedures regarding the racist statements made by Jose Mourinho, and will therefore submit official complaints to UEFA and FIFA. In addition, we will frequently observe the attitude adopted by Fenerbahçe – an institution that confesses to maintaining “exemplary moral values” – in response to the reprehensible behavior that their boss has“Completed the statement at Galatasaray English account.
What did Jose Mourinho say?
Mourinho’s criticism of the Turkish reference system has been a long -lasting issue. This was the main reason for the Slovenian judge Slaveko was assigned to exercise the game. When asked why he entered the referee’s dressing room after the match, Mourinho explained:
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“I went to the referee’s dressing room after the match. The fourth official was there, a Turkish judge, but I thanked Vincic for coming. He was responsible for a big match. I turned to him (the fourth official) And told him that if he had been the referee the match would have been a disaster. And when I say “him” I mean the general standard for judges“Said Mourinho, dealing with the poor level of reference in Turkey.
“If they really want to be an example of masters and show how good they are, they should request foreign judges for each match. But when foreign judges come in UEFA competitions they go home. Against us at home, they had a shot on goal. If they believe in themselves, they should ask the Federation to assign foreign judges every match.
“And again I have to thank the judge too with a Turkish judge, after the big dive in the first minute, and their bench jumping like monkeys on top of the kids… With a Turkish judge you would have a yellow card after a minute, and after five minutes I have to change it. Thankfully it was a perfect experience with him“Said Mourinho.
After hearing these comments, Galatasaray took action and provided an official complaint to UEFA and FIFAprompts disciplinary action against Mourinho.
