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1st July 2023
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The ban is Mourinho's second of the month, following his run-in with UEFA over the officiating in the Europa League Final. (Credit: Getty Images)[/caption]
After the game, which effectively ended Roma's hunt for Champions League football, Mourinho tore into the referee;
"He (Chiffi) is the worst. Technically, he's horrible. Zero empathy. Zero communication. Zero awareness". "A second yellow to a guy who slips in the 96th minute... I stopped working 20-30 minutes from the end because I knew he would give me a red card for anything". "I didn't give him the opportunity, I decided no, that's enough".The former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss was not done though castigating Chiffi, lamenting the referee's way of dealing with players;
"He is horrible, he makes no human connection with anyone, he has no empathy, he gives a red card to a player who slips because he is exhausted in the 96th minute." "Unfortunately, this too is a sign of Roma's weakness as a club, because we do not have the strength of other clubs who can saw we don't want this referee".This ban handed down by the Italian FA is Mourinho's second of the month, after he received one from UEFA for using "abusive language towards referee Anthony Taylor in the Europa League final. That ban will see the Roma manager miss his side's first four group games in next season's Europa League. Related Articles:
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