Roma boss Jose Mourinho handed 10-day Serie A ban for referee comments

The Portuguese will not be allowed to appear on the touchline or in the club’s dressing room on matchdays.
Jose Mourinho has been sanctioned again for comments about a referee (Petr David Josek/PA)
Jose Mourinho has been sanctioned again for comments about a referee (Petr David Josek/PA)

Roma head coach Jose Mourinho has been hit with a 10-day suspension for the start of the Serie A season over comments he made about a referee.

Mourinho has been sanctioned by the national federal court of Italy’s football federation, the FIGC, after describing official Daniele Chiffi as “the worst referee (he) had ever seen” after Roma’s match against Monza on May 3.

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