Chelsea delay appeal decision

Chelsea are likely to delay a decision over an appeal against their fines and bans in Europe until Monday but have dismissed as a “joke” reports that manager Jose Mourinho was planning to resign at the end of the season.

Mourinho was banned from the touchline for two matches – the Champions League quarter-final legs against Bayern Munich – and fined about €13,000 for bringing the game into disrepute following the Anders Frisk affair.