Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho has been banned and handed a £50,000 fine by the English Football Association after he criticised match officials for not awarding his side a penalty in an October 3 game against Southampton which Chelsea lost by a 3-1 goal margin.
The manager was given a suspended one-match ban, which will take effect immediately if commits the same breach again, after he dared the FA to punish him for comments made at the post-match conference.
Mourinho said: : “The result 1-1 is a huge penalty and once more we don’t get and a penalty is a crucial moment in the game with the result at 1-1, and I repeat that if FA wants to punish me they can punish me, they don’t punish other managers but they punish me, it’s not a problem for me.”
The FA while stating that Mourinho’s behaviour constituted improper conduct warned him to be properly guided as his behaviour was capable of bringing the game into disrepute.
According to the body, Mourinho was given the punishment after admitting that he breached FA rules.
The FA statement released on Wednesday said: “Jose Mourinho has been given a suspended one-match stadium ban and fined £50,000 after he admitted a breach of FA Rules in relation to post-match media comments.
“The Chelsea manager was charged for misconduct following the game against Southampton on Saturday 3 October 2015.
“It was alleged his remarks constituted improper conduct in that they alleged and/or implied bias on the part of a match official or match officials and/or brought the game into disrepute.
“Mr Mourinho’s suspended stadium ban will be immediately invoked should he be found by an Independent Regulatory Commission to have committed a further breach of FA Rule E3 for any comment or statement to or through the media before 13 October 2016.”