Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has hit out at the Football Association, describing a £50,000 fine handed to him as “an absolute disgrace” and the possibility of getting a stadium ban as “absolutely astonishing”.
Following the Blues’ 3-1 defeat to Southampton on October 3, Mourinho launched a seven-minute rant during a television interview, when he claimed that match officials were “afraid” to give decisions to his side.
It was alleged that his remarks “constituted improper conduct in that they alleged and/or implied bias on the part of a match official” and now the FA have dished out a fine of £50,000 and given the Portuguese boss a suspended one-match ban after he admitted to a breach of the rules.
Mourinho told reporters at a book signing press conference on Thursday night: “I am happy I don’t have an electronic tag. It’s not far from it. I also think that £50,000 in the world where we live today is an absolute disgrace, and I also think that the possibility of getting a stadium ban is absolutely astonishing.”