Jose Mourinho was issued a three-game suspension by the Turkish Football Federation for grabbing the nose of Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk following the Istanbul derby on Wednesday.
Additionally, the longtime manager was fined approximately 6,000 pounds (equivalent to $7,700 U.S. dollars) for the incident.
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Mourinho is in his first year with the Süper Lig’s Fenerbahçe was penalized “due to his unsportsmanlike conduct towards an opponent,” according to a statement from the TFF.
Fenerbahçe lost, 2-1, to Galatasaray in the Turkish Cup quarterfinals. During stoppage time, a scuffle broke out between the two clubs resulting in three players being ejected. When the match was over, Mourinho then went after Buruk and pinched his nose, which perhaps led to less severe of an injury than the Galatasaray manager indicated through his body language.
