The Turkish football club Galatasaray accuses Mourinho of ‘Racist Statements’ | Football news
Fenerbahce manager Mourinho said the Galatasary bench ‘jumping like a monkey’ during the Turkish Super Liga match.
Galatasaray Turkish Football Club accused Jose Mourinho of making “racist statements”, saying he would initiate a criminal proceedings against manager Fenerbahce of his comments after drawing a team 0-0 in the Super League.
Although it was unclear to which Galatasaray statements Mourinho said that the home side bench “jumped like a monkey” and that the match would be a disaster if the Turkish judge was in charge.
On Monday, Slovenian Slavko Vincic played after both clubs requested a competent official.
Galatasaray said on X that Mourinho “persistently issued derogatory statements directed towards the Turkish people” since he took over his role in the league.
“Today, his discourse escalated beyond only immoral comments in the unequivocally inhuman rhetoric,” the club said.
“We officially declare ourselves on our intention to initiate criminal proceedings regarding racist statements by Jose Mourinho, and in accordance with this we will file an official complaint with UEFA -II FIFA.”
📌 Club Statement from Galatasaray SK
From the beginning of his management duties in Türkiye, manager Fenerbahçe Jose Mourinho persistently issued derogatory statements directed towards the Turkish people. Today, his discourse escalated beyond only immoral comments … pic.twitter.com/nrlsk9f4kt
– Galatasaray en (@galatasaray) 24. February 2025
Former Chelsea, Manchester United and manager Tottenham Hotspur Mourinho have been previously punished and suspended for their comments about the Turkish match officials. After the match, the Portuguese were again critical of the Turkish judges at a press conference.
“I went to the referee’s locker room after the game. Of course, the fourth official was there, a Turkish referee,” Mourinho said.
“I told him [Vincic]’Thank you for coming here for coming to a big game and you’re responsible for a big game.
“And I turned to the fourth official and I [said]”This match, if you are a judge, this match would be a disaster.”
“And when I say it, I say a general tendency.”
Mourinho also praised Vincica for not giving a yellow ticket to the defense of Yusuf AkCicek at the beginning of the game, despite the animated reaction of the Galatsarary bench for the challenge.
“I have to thank the judge as well, because with the Turkish judge after a big dive in the first minute, their bench jumps like a monkey on top of the baby, with a Turkish judge, after one minute you would have a yellow card and after five records, I would have to change it,” added is.
In November, Mourinho was forbidden to play and was punished after his diatrib on Turkish football, when he said he was fighting against the “system” and suggested that the officials were biased for his team.
He led Fenerbahce to the Europa League competition within 16, where they face the Scottish Club Rangers in March.
There was no immediate comment from Fenerbahce, which is the second in the super -league six points behind Galatasaraya.
