EPL: Mourinho fined for comments after Sunderland lost
The Blues boss has been sanctioned
for bringing the game into disrepute
for his comments made towards
referee Mike Dean after his side's 2-1
defeat at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been
fined £10,000 by the Football Association for
his comments following the Blues' 2-1
Premier League defeat to Sunderland.
Mourinho said he wanted to "congratulate"
referee Mike Dean for his "unbelievable"
performance at Stamford Bridge on April 19
after watching Fabio Borini grab a late
winner from the penalty spot after Dean had
adjudged Cesar Azpilicueta to have fouled
Jozy Altidore.
The defeat put a serious dent in Chelsea's
title hopes with Mourinho's assistant Rui
Faria having to be restrained after being
asked to leave the technical area during the
defeat.
Mourinho denied the charge but has now
been sanctioned for bringing the game into
disrepute by the game's governing body.
"While the commission did not find that
Mourinho’s post-match comments called
into question the integrity of the referee
appointed to the above fixture and/or the
integrity of Mike Riley, general manager of
the Professional Game Match Officials
Limited, they did find that the comments
brought the game into disrepute and the
charge for improper conduct was found
proven," read a statement on the FA's
website.
"Meanwhile, Mourinho has lost his appeal
against an Independent Regulatory
Commission’s decision to fine him £8,000 in
relation to Chelsea’s game against Aston
Villa on on 15 March 2014.
"Mourinho denied a breach of FA Rule E3 in
that his behaviour in re-entering the field of
play and approaching the Match Referee in
an attempt to speak to him, in or around the
90th minute of the game amounted to
improper conduct.
"The charge was found proven by an
Independent Regulatory Commission and that
decision was upheld by an Appeal Panel on
Thursday."
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