Chelsea’s Mourinho fined, banned by FA
Under-fire Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been hit with a one-match stadium ban and a STG40,000 ($A86,000) fine after admitting to a charge of misconduct, the Football Association has announced.
Mourinho gestures during the weekend's EPL match against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, which Chelsea lost 3-1.
The charge related to Mourinho’s conduct towards referee Jon Moss during Chelsea’s recent 2-1 loss at West Ham United, which saw him sent to the stands, and means he will miss Saturday’s game at Stoke City.
“Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today, Jose Mourinho has been given a one-match stadium suspension with immediate effect and fined STG40,000,” the FA said in a statement overnight.
“The Chelsea manager admitted an FA charge of misconduct regarding his language and/or behaviour towards the match officials in or around the dressing room area during half-time of the game against West Ham United on 24 October 2015.”
The news compounded an already dismal day for Mourinho after an earlier announcement that former Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro is launching an individual legal claim against the embattled manager.
It follows last week’s reports that Carneiro’s lawyers had served notice on the club that she intends to seek a claim for constructive dismissal. The additional, individual claim would oblige Mourinho to appear in person before an employment tribunal, unless an out-of-court settlement could be reached, potentially leaving him personally liable for damages.
Carneiro left Chelsea in September after being removed from first-team duties.
Mourinho had rebuked her and physiotherapist Jon Fearn for running onto the pitch to treat Eden Hazard during his side’s 2-2 draw with Swansea City on the season’s opening day, which temporarily left Chelsea with nine players.
Mourinho was cleared by the Football Association of making discriminatory remarks to Carneiro, but she complained that she had not been asked by the FA to make a statement about what had happened.
“I was surprised to learn that the FA was allegedly investigating the incident of August 8 (the date of the Swansea game) via the press,” Carneiro said. “I was at no stage requested by the FA to make a statement.
“I wonder whether this might be the only formal investigation in this country where the evidence of the individuals involved in the incident was not considered relevant.”
-AAP
