Former Manchester United manager and current Roma boss Jose Mourinho has been handed a 10-day suspension by Italy's football federation, FIGC, for comments he made about referee Daniele Chiffi. Following Roma's match against Monza on May 3, Mourinho referred to Chiffi as "the worst referee (he) had ever seen," leading to disciplinary action.
The Portuguese manager, who spent two and a half years years in charge at Old Trafford, will be prohibited from being on the touchline or in the dressing room on matchdays during the first 10 days of the upcoming Serie A season. In addition, Mourinho has been fined €50,000 (£43,000).
This comes after UEFA banned Mourinho for four matches due to his verbal abuse of English referee Anthony Taylor during the Europa League final on May 31. In his post-match press conference, Mourinho criticised Taylor, and video footage later circulated on social media showed Mourinho gesticulating at the referee and officials in the stadium car park while expressing his discontent, stating "disgrace."
