After being sent off during Fenerbahce’s 1-1 draw with his old team, Manchester United, Jose Mourinho became enraged with the referee and Uefa.
On the touchline, Mourinho lost his temper after he objected to Clement Turpin’s choice to not give Bright Osayi-Samuel a penalty for a challenge by Manuel Ugarte.
Mourinho told TNT Sports, “I don’t want to talk about it.” The referee told me something amazing after the game. He claimed to have seen both my actions on the touchline and the action in the box at the same moment.
“I commend him because he is great. He had one eye on the penalty scenario, one eye on the bench, and one eye on my behavior while playing at 100 miles per hour. That’s why he is one of the world’s top referees, according to the explanation he provided me.
Mourinho later hinted that he would be amenable to returning to England as he concluded his press conference. The 61-year-old stated that he is done competing in Uefa tournaments and could join a relegation-threatened team instead.
“The best course of action for me is to join a club that does not participate in Uefa competition after I leave Fenerbahce,” he stated. “I’m prepared to go to a bottom-of-the-elbow club in England that needs a coach in two years.”
Mourinho dismissed the idea that he may challenge his dismissal.
“There is nothing to do because I will be banned for six months if I appeal,” he stated. “There is nothing to do since the 2023 Conference League final between Sevilla and Roma. It is what it is. To avoid being upset, I argue that perhaps the future would be better without European competitions. It is what it is.
