Jose Mourinho handed four-match UEFA ban after abuse of referee Anthony Taylor in Europa League final defeat
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Updated 21/06/2023 at 17:35 GMT+1
Roma will be without Jose Mourinho for the first four European games of next season after UEFA punished the manager for abusing referee Anthony Taylor during the Europa League final. Mourinho caused controversy during and after the game in Budapest, which his side lost on penalties to Sevilla. West Ham also faced punishment after the Conference League final against Fiorentina.
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Jose Mourinho has been handed a four-match ban by UEFA for his Europa League final behaviour, while Roma have been fined and handed a partial stadium closure for fan disruption.
Roma manager Mourinho caused controversy when he was fiercely critical of the refereeing in his side’s clash with Sevilla in Budapest, which they lost on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
English referee Anthony Taylor was abused by Roma fans in the airport the day after the game, after Mourinho had been vocal in his complaints about the officiating and even caught on camera insulting Taylor and calling him a “disgrace” in the Puskas Arena car park.
UEFA announced on Wednesday that Mourinho would be suspended for the next four UEFA competition matches “for directing abusive language at a match official.”
Roma will compete in the Europa League again next season after finishing sixth in Serie A.
However, their first home European match will be played in a partially closed stadium after they were handed a €30,000 fine and ordered to close a section of “at least 6,000 seats” as punishment for fans throwing objects in the first leg of their semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen.
The Italian club were also fined €50,000 and banned from selling tickets to away fans for its next UEFA match due to supporters lighting fireworks and throwing objects, as well as “acts of damage and crowd disturbances.”
A further €5,000 fine was dished out for “the improper conduct of the team”, while UEFA ordered the Giallorossi “to contact the Hungarian Football Federation within 30 days for the settlement of the damages caused by its supporters” – namely “broken bins, paper boxes, glasses, cable plugs and two broken seats.”
Further fines totalling €50,500 were handed out for firework lighting and blocking public passageways during the Leverkusen match.
West Ham also faced punishment in the wake of their Europa Conference League final triumph over Fiorentina.
The English club were fined €58,000 for fans throwing objects and invading the pitch, while they’ve also been banned from selling tickets to away fans for the next two UEFA matches – although the second is a suspended punishment.
Leverkusen were ordered to close part of their stadium consisting of 5,000 seats for their next European game, and face €43,000 worth of fines for firework lighting, blocking passageways and invading the field of play.
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