Jose Mourinho gets 4-match ban by UEFA for abusing referee

KATHMANDU: Jose Mourinho, the head coach of the Italian club Roma, has been suspended for four matches.

Mourinho was suspended for four matches by UEFA for insulting English referee Anthony Taylor.

Mourinho verbally insulted referee Taylor during the Europa League final.

Taylor gave Mourinho a yellow card for arguing with the referee during Roma’s last match against Sevilla in Budapest.

Sevilla were crowned champions after beating Roma on penalties in that match.

Mourinho also chastised Taylor in the post-match news conference.

Similarly, UEFA also fined Roma €50,000 (about $55,000) and will block the club from selling tickets for its next away game in the Europa League. The charges included “lighting of fireworks, throwing of objects, acts of damage and crowd disturbances,” UEFA said.