Jose Mourinho receives a 3-match ban for pinching Okan Buruk's nose.

Jose Mourinho receives a 3-match ban for pinching Okan Buruk's nose.

05.04.2025 19:20

The Professional Football Discipline Board has imposed a 3-match ban on Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho for "unsportsmanlike conduct towards a member of the opposing team." Mourinho had squeezed Okan Buruk's nose after the Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray match ended.

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After the incidents that occurred following the Ziraat Turkey Cup quarter-final match between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, the Professional Football Discipline Board (PFDK) announced its decisions.

3 MATCH BAN FOR MOURINHO

At the end of the match, Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho was given a 3-match ban for 'unsportsmanlike conduct towards a member of the opposing team' after he squeezed the nose of Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk.

3 MATCH BAN FOR FRED, 1 MATCH BAN FOR MERT HAKAN YANDAŞ

Fred, who plays for Fenerbahçe, received a 3-match ban for 'insulting the match referee', while Mert Hakan Yandaş received a 1-match ban for 'unsportsmanlike conduct towards an opposing team player'.

900 THOUSAND LIRA FINE FOR FENERBAHÇE

The board also imposed a 4-match ban on Fenerbahçe's assistant coach Salvatore Foti for 'insulting an opposing team player', while Fenerbahçe's goalkeeping coach Sandro Zufic received a 4-match ban for 'unsportsmanlike conduct involving physical intervention against the match referee'. Fenerbahçe Club was fined a total of 900,750 TL.



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