Jose Mourinho given suspended one-match stadium ban and fined £50,000 by the FA for outburst after Chelsea loss to Southampton

Jose Mourinho will have to watch what he says for the next 12 months after being handed a suspended one-match stadium ban and fined £50,000 for admitting to breaching Football Association rules.

 

The Chelsea manager was charged with misconduct for comments he made after the game against Southampton, when he said the officials were 'afraid to give decisions for Chelsea' during their 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge.

 

The football authorities consider the comment in breach of FA Rule E3, but decided to suspend the one-match stadium ban. However, should Mourinho make any further public comments in breach of the same rule before October 13, 2016 the suspension will immediately be lifted.

 

An FA statement said: 'Jose Mourinho has been given a suspended one-match stadium ban and fined £50,000 after he admitted a breach of FA Rules in relation to post-match media comments. 

 

'The Chelsea manager was charged for misconduct following the game against Southampton on Saturday 3 October 2015.

 

'It was alleged his remarks constituted improper conduct in that they alleged and/or implied bias on the part of a match official or match officials and/or brought the game into disrepute. 

 

'Mr Mourinho's suspended stadium ban will be immediately invoked should he be found by an Independent Regulatory Commission to have committed a further breach of FA Rule E3 for any comment or statement to or through the media before 13 October 2016.'

 

After watching his side lose their fourth Premier League game of the season against Ronald Koeman's men, Mourinho told Sky Sports: 'Look, I think you know me and I think I don’t run away from responsibilities. I think, first of all I want to say that because we are in such a bad moment I think you shouldn’t be afraid to be also honest because when we are in the top there is quite a big pleasure in put us down but when we are so down I think it’s time to be a little bit honest and to say clearly that referees are afraid to give decisions for Chelsea.

 

'The result 1-1 is a huge penalty and once more we don’t get and a penalty is a

crucial moment in the game with the result at 1-1, and I repeat that if FA wants to punish me they can punish me they don’t punish other managers but they punish me, it's not a problem for me.

 

'But I want to repeat because I think that my players deserve it, Chelsea fans deserve it. I am a Chelsea fan too and I want to say it again. Referees are afraid to give decisions for Chelsea. Why? Because when they give there’s always a question mark from you, there’s always a question there’s always a critique.'