Galatasaray says they intend to bring criminal proceedings of “racist statements” made by Fenerbahce head coach Jose Mourinho against Turkish people.
The Super Lig title Rivals drew 0-0 Monday night after tensions had risen over the refereeing appointment before the match with Slovenian official Slavko Vincic The draft of the Turkish Football Federation.
Mourinho had greeted the decision to use the referee who officiated last season the Champions League final after several recent controversy in Turkish football.
After the game, Mourinho made comments about the behavior of the Galatasaray bench.
Mourinho also praised Vincic’s performance and said it would have been a “disaster” if the fight had been convicted by a Turkish official.
A statement from Galatasaray read: “Since the commencement of his managerial tasks in Turkey, Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho has sustained derogatory statements aimed at the Turkish people. Today his discourse has escalated beyond his discussion being beyond that be unmatching inhumane rhetorical.
“We hereby formally declare our intention to initiate criminal proceedings on the racist statements of Jose Mourinho, and must consequently submit official complaints to UEFA and FIFA. In addition, we will diligently observe the attitude adopted by Fenerbahce – an institution that acknowledges that keeping moral values’ – in response to the reprehensible behavior that is exhibited by their manager. ”
Mourinho said at his press conference after the match: “I went to the referee’s dressing room after the game. The fourth official was there – a Turkish referee – I told him if you are the judge it would be a disaster.
“If they are [Galatasaray] Really, really good. If they want to be an example of ‘we are good, we are strong, we are masters, we will show how good we are’, they have to ask for foreign judges every fight.
“But when the judges are foreign, the UEFA Cup – go home, towards us at home – a shot at the goal. But if they are good and they really believe in themselves and in their power, they should ask the federation.
“We thank the judge, because after the big dive in the first minute and their bench is on top of the baby, with a Turkish judge, the child would have a yellow shortly after a minute and after five minutes I had to change. Fortunately was a perfect experience for him.
Vincic showed seven yellow cards during the match and had to temporarily suspend the game after the torches were thrown in the stands.
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