Champions League
Mourinho banned for ref rant
2011-05-06 16:35
Jose Mourinho (AFP Photo)
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Madrid - Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been given a five-match touchline
ban in European competition for his red card and verbal outburst at the
Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona, UEFA said on
Friday.
Mourinho was also fined 50,000 euros ($72,650) for his behaviour by a UEFA disciplinary panel.
UEFA said Mourinho's ban included the second leg of the tie, which he
has already served, while the final match would be suspended for a
probationary three-year period.
That means the Portuguese coach will be banned from the touchline for the first three European matches next season.
Barcelona's reserve goalkeeper Jose Pinto was suspended for three
matches after being sent off in a scuffle on the touchline at halftime
of the same game.
He will miss the final against Manchester United at Wembley as a result.
Mourinho, the former Chelsea and Inter Milan coach, was dismissed in
the second half of the first leg against Barcelona for his protests over
the sending-off of Real midfielder Pepe for a studs-up challenge on an
opponent.
After the match, Mourinho belittled the achievements of
his counterpart Pep Guardiola and suggested there was a conspiracy
among referees to favour the Catalan club, citing its links with UNICEF.
Real Madrid lost the match 2-0 at the Bernabeu and were eliminated
after a 1-1 draw in this week's return, when Mourinho's place on the
touchline was taken by assistant Aitor Karanka.
Pinto also served the first match of his ban in this week's second leg.
Real were fined 20,000 euros ($29,060) for the improper conduct of their supporters.
UEFA did not add to the minimum one-match ban for Pepe.