Jose Mourinho has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Turkish club Galatasaray after being accused of making allegedly ‘racist statements’. The Portuguese boss was accused by the Super Lig leaders of making ‘racist statements’ during the goalless Istanbul derby between the two teams on Monday. Speaking in a post-match news conference after the 0-0 draw, Mourinho said the home bench had been “jumping like monkeys” from the bench to complain about decisions, as he also levelled criticism at the officials, saying it would have been a disaster to use a referee from Turkey. The match was refereed by Slovenian Slavko Vincic after both clubs requested a foreign official take charge of the fixture.
Galatasaray alleged that Mourinho had made ‘racist statements’ in targeting Turkish people and threatened to report him to UEFA. But Fenerbahce defended their boss, insisting that his comments had been ‘taken out of context’. On Friday, Fenerbahce said Mourinho was filing a lawsuit asking for compensation of £41,000, which equates to 1,907,000 in Turkish Lira – symbolically the same digits as 1907, the year the club was founded. The lawsuit claims the statement from Galatasaray was ‘an attack on Mourinho’s personal rights’.
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