Mourinho drew attention after the 2-1 defeat of Fenerbahçe against his rival Galatasaray in the quarter-finals of the Turkey Cup, for bad reasons. Former Chelsea and Manchester United coach seemed conflict with Okan Buruk, the Galatasaray coach. But as the latter was walking away, Mourinho put his hand on Buruk's face and caught his nose, causing the fall of the Turkish trainer before the fenerbahçe staff withdraws the “special one”.
Mourinho's physical assault on Buruk aroused strong controversy in Türkiye, and a possible suspension of 10 games for the Portuguese coach was also mentioned. Galatasaray published a smaller press release striker Mourinho and his “damaging” impact on Turkish football.
José Mourinho seriously accused by Galatasaray.
Friday, Galatasaray published this note: “The damage caused to national football by the technical director of the rival team, who came in the hope of contributing to Turkish football, quickly increased in the past eight months. Instead of apologizing on behalf of this person, registered in the list of the international football community for so inappropriate past events, we regret having had to react to a declaration which seems to make fun of the intelligence of the Turkish football community. »»
“May God force no one to defend a shameful attack against the name of sport, perpetrated before the eyes of the whole world, simply so that the coach is slightly sanctioned. We are sadly witnessing the pitiful situation in which those who tried to give us moral lessons yesterday, and we are once again ashamed for them and for Turkish football. »»
The incident is currently being studied and Mourinho may be suspended for an extended period. In addition, his season could be over if his assault is deemed too aggressive.
