JOSE Mourinho faces a massive Uefa ban after a car park ambush of ref Anthony Taylor in the aftermath of Roma’s Europa League Final defeat to Sevilla.
Former Chelsea, Manchester United and Spurs boss Mourinho screamed at Taylor that he was a “f***ing disgrace” in the clash.
He also accused Uefa refs’ chief Roberto Rosetti of being complicit in what he felt was a stitch-up against his side.
And with Taylor expected to mention the clash – which was captured in a video that went viral on social media and global websites – in his official report, Mourinho is set to be hauled over the coals by Nyon disciplinary chiefs.
The Portuguese was already likely to be in hot water after his comments in the post-match press conference in which he implicitly accused Taylor and his colleagues of being biased as he said they “seemed Spanish”.
Those comments were already expected to be included in the official Uefa match delegate’s report and were likely to see a short ban.
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But the subsequent clash, sparked when Mourinho, standing outside the Roma team coach, saw Taylor, fourth official Michael Oliver and the rest of the officiating team heading for their getaway mini-bus, will bring a major inquiry.
As soon as he saw them, Mourinho kicked off, berating: “What a disgrace. What a disgrace. You are a f***ing disgrace! You are shameless.”
At that point, Rosetti tried to intervene and calm Mourinho down by hugging him, only to cop an earful himself.
Mourinho down the Swiss-Italian: “You were in agreement with them.”
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Having sidestepped Rosetti, Mourinho marched towards the mini-bus with a further spate of invective, in both English and Italian, as well as the Portuguese slang for “whore”.
The fusillade went on for nearly a minute before the mini-bus containing the officials moved off, with Mourinho still shouting at the vehicle as it departed.
Taylor has to file his official report today and it is expected to include the facts of the car park ruck, which will add to the likely charges, especially as there is clear video evidence.
And that is set to land Mourinho with a ban that could impact on his job for next season.
The “Special One” is heavy favourite to replace Christophe Galtier at PSG, with the French champions desperate to finally land the Champions League.
But a five or six-match ban would effectively wipe Mourinho out of any match-day involvement in the group stage next season, a potential game-changer.
Declan Rice missed the first two games of West Ham’s Conference League campaign this season after angrily accusing Spanish ref Jesus Gil Manzano of “corruption” in a tunnel clash after last season’s Europa League semi-final defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt.
Mourinho has a long history of clashes with officials, including serving a two-match ban for accusing Swede Anders Frisk of allowing Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard into his dressing room at half-time during a contentious Champions League game against Chelsea in 2005.
But publicly accusing Taylor of bias and then confronting him so angrily is certain to land Mourinho with at least one and probably two charges, with a significant penalty certain to follow.
A fired-up and furious Mourinho hinted the ill-fated final could be his last.
He said: “I can’t say I will be here next season. I will go on holiday on Monday, then we will speak.
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“I told the owners I will tell them if I start talks with another club. As of now no other club called me.
“It is time for me to talk to the owners. It is time for the owners to talk to me.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
