Fenerbahce supervisor Mourinho mentioned Galatasary’s bench had been ‘leaping like monkeys’ throughout the Turkish Tremendous Lig match.
Turkish soccer membership Galatasaray has accused Jose Mourinho of creating “racist statements”, saying it can provoke legal proceedings in opposition to the Fenerbahce supervisor over his feedback following the groups’ 0-0 draw within the Tremendous Lig.
Whereas it was unclear which statements Galatasaray was referring to, Mourinho mentioned the house aspect’s bench had been “leaping like monkeys” and that the match would have been a catastrophe if a Turkish referee had been in cost.
Monday’s sport was refereed by Slovenian Slavko Vincic after each golf equipment requested a overseas official take cost.
Galatasaray mentioned on X that Mourinho had “persistently issued derogatory statements directed in the direction of the Turkish individuals” since taking on his position within the league.
“Immediately, his discourse has escalated past merely immoral feedback into unequivocally inhumane rhetoric,” the membership mentioned.
“We hereby formally declare our intention to provoke legal proceedings in regards to the racist statements made by Jose Mourinho, and shall accordingly submit official complaints to UEFA and FIFA.”
📌 Membership Assertion from Galatasaray SK
For the reason that graduation of his managerial duties in Türkiye, Fenerbahçe supervisor Jose Mourinho has persistently issued derogatory statements directed in the direction of the Turkish individuals. Immediately, his discourse has escalated past merely immoral feedback… pic.twitter.com/NRLsk9F4kT
— Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) February 24, 2025
Former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Mourinho has beforehand been fined and suspended for his feedback about Turkish match officers. The Portuguese was once more essential of Turkish referees in a information convention after the match.
“I went to the referees’ dressing room after the sport. After all, the fourth official was there, a Turkish referee,” Mourinho mentioned.
“I instructed him [Vincic], ‘Thanks to come back right here since you come for a giant match and you might be answerable for a giant match.
“And I turned myself to the fourth official and I [said], ‘this match, if you’re the referee, this match could be a catastrophe.’
“And once I say him, I say the final tendency.”
Mourinho additionally praised Vincic for not giving a yellow card to defender Yusuf Akcicek early within the match regardless of the animated response of the Galatsarary bench to a problem.
“I’ve additionally to thank the referee as a result of with a Turkish referee after the large dive within the first minute, their bench leaping like monkeys on the highest of the child, with a Turkish referee you’ll have a yellow card after one minute and after 5 minutes I must change him,” he added.
In November, the outspoken Mourinho was banned for a sport and fined following his diatribe about Turkish soccer, when he mentioned he was preventing “the system” and advised officers are biased in opposition to his staff.
He has led Fenerbahce to a Europa League round-of-16 contest, the place they face in opposition to Scottish membership Rangers in March.
There was no rapid remark from Fenerbahce, who’re second within the Tremendous Lig six factors behind Galatasaray.
