Yeah, I got along well with Son Heung-min, but Mourinho was furious about the racism controversy. Am I a racist? Rather, it's the opposite!Drogba is a champion. My father can't do that
Mar 07, 2025
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He is also the coach of José Mourinho Fenerbahce. He confronted the controversy surrounding him with his unique style of speech. Mourinho told the BBC on the 6th (Korea time) that `The way Galatasaray attacked me was not very clever. I think they said that without knowing my past"They don't know how much connection I have with Africa, African people, African athletes and charities. Their claim did not attack me, but rather, they seemed to have become boomerangs and attacked them."
Then "Everyone knows what I'm like. I know what shortcomings I have, but racism is not my shortcomings. Rather, it was the opposite"It was a bad choice for them to use racism to attack me.
Mourinho finally thanked everyone who stood up for me and defended me. Especially my former students. Their voices were very important."
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After the match, Mourinho praised Slovenian referee Slavko Vinci and criticized Turkiye referee. Mourinho said "The focus was the best"I went to the referee's changing room after the game. Of course, the fourth umpire was the Turkiye umpire. I told him it would have been a disaster if you were the referee" he said. We must thank the referee once again for Galatasaray. Because if you're a Turkiye referee, the Galatasaray bench runs around like monkeys on top of children after a big dive. Then, after one minute, you get a yellow card, and after five minutes, you have to take off your uniform."
Galatasaray was furious. In response to Mourinho's monkey remarks "I oppose racism. Since starting his managerial career in Turkiye, Mourinho has consistently made insulting remarks to the people of Turkiye. His remarks went beyond mere immoral remarks to clearly inhumane rhetoric," he raged. He then expressed his intention to send an official complaint to the European Football Federation and the International Football Federation.
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In the end, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) disciplined Mourinho for making derogatory and insulting remarks against the Turkiye referee. He was suspended for four games and fined 1.61 million lira (about 64 million won). Fenerbahce and Mourinho immediately appealed. In the end, the fine was finalized with a two-game suspension and a 50% cut. Mourinho has sought mental damages for Galatasaray.
In the process, even Mourinho's disciples came forward. Didier Drogba, who had a special relationship with Chelsea in the past, said "I heard about Mourinho. I know him for 25 years and he's not a racist, I say. History proves that. There's no way my father is a racist." In fact, Mourinho actively used African players when he was at Chelsea. He also maintained a good relationship with Son Heung-min at Tottenham.
Mourinho once again appealed for injustice on the BBC and succeeded in changing the atmosphere.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
