Mourinho gets three-match ban for handcuffs gesture

JOSE MOURINHO has been given a three-match ban and fined €40,000 following his handcuffs gesture during Saturday’s match with Sampdoria in which two Inter Milan players were sent off.

Inter defenders Walter Samuel and Ivan Cordoba both saw red during the goalless draw at the San Siro, prompting Mourinho to cross his arms in a gesture which has been interpreted as his way of suggesting his side were being victimised by officials.

The gesture during the Serie A clash followed his jibe on Friday when he said: “I don’t stick my head in the sand, I know there is only one team in Italy that has a penalty area 25 metres long.”