25.02.2025 14:20
After Galatasaray announced that it would file a complaint regarding allegations of racism following Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho's statement, "Everyone on the bench was jumping around like monkeys," Fenerbahçe made a statement on the matter. Fenerbahçe categorically rejected the allegations of racism against Jose Mourinho and stated that his words had been taken out of context and distorted. They also indicated that they would exercise their legal rights regarding this slander.
Galatasaray announced that a criminal complaint would be filed regarding the allegations of racism following Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho's statement during the press conference, "Everyone on the bench was jumping around like monkeys." Fenerbahçe has broken its silence on the matter.
Galatasaray had announced that a criminal complaint would be filed against Jose Mourinho regarding the allegations of racism. Fenerbahçe categorically denied these allegations against Jose Mourinho and made a statement on the issue.
Fenerbahçe's statement is as follows;
"This statement has become necessary regarding a topic that has occupied the agenda after the match played between our Football Team and Galatasaray. A statement made by our head coach José Mourinho at the end of the match has been deliberately distorted by being taken completely out of context. As any reasonable person can see and understand;
The expressions used by José Mourinho to describe the excessive reactions of the opposing team's technical staff to the referee's decisions during the match cannot be associated with racism in any way. Attempting to portray this statement as a racist remark is a completely malicious approach. We would like to inform the public that we will exercise our legal rights regarding this pathetic slander aimed at taking the competition off the field, changing the agenda, and manipulating it."