Turkish soccer membership Galatasaray accuses Mourinho of ‘racist statements’
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 constructing “racist statements”, saying it is going to provoke prison proceedings towards 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 facet’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 recreation 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 folks” since taking over his position within the league.
“Right this moment, his discourse has escalated past merely immoral feedback into unequivocally inhumane rhetoric,” the membership mentioned.
“We hereby formally declare our intention to provoke prison 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
Because the graduation of his managerial duties in Türkiye, Fenerbahçe supervisor Jose Mourinho has persistently issued derogatory statements directed in the direction of the Turkish folks. Right this moment, 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. In fact, 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’re liable for a giant match.
“And I turned myself to the fourth official and I [said], ‘this match, in case you are the referee, this match could be a catastrophe.’
“And after I say him, I say the overall 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 massive 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 recreation and fined following his diatribe about Turkish soccer, when he mentioned he was preventing “the system” and instructed officers are biased towards his workforce.
He has led Fenerbahce to a Europa League round-of-16 contest, the place they face towards Scottish membership Rangers in March.
There was no instant remark from Fenerbahce, who’re second within the Tremendous Lig six factors behind Galatasaray.
