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Jose Mourinho accused of making 'racist statements' by Galatasaray

Galatasaray announced plans to take legal action against Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho for alleged "racist statements" following a match that ended in a 0-0 draw on Monday.
Mourinho criticized Turkish referees and referred to the Galatasaray bench as "jumping like monkeys," prompting the legal action.
Galatasaray stated Mourinho's comments escalated into "unequivocally inhumane rhetoric" and intends to pursue complaints with UEFA and FIFA.
Neither Mourinho nor Fenerbahce has responded to the accusations from Galatasaray regarding his statements.

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The Hindu

Fenerbahce says it has filed lawsuit against Galatasaray over ‘‘attack’‘ on coach Jose Mourinho

The Turkish Football Federation on Thursday handed Mourinho a four-match ban and fined him 1.6 million Turkish lira for comments made after about Turkish referees after the match against Galatasaray.

4 days ago·India

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Manchester Evening News

Jose Mourinho and Fenerbahce file lawsuit against Galatasaray amid racism allegations - Manchester Evening News

The fallout from the Fenerbahce versus Galatasaray match on Monday continues, with the former now confirming they have filed a lawsuit against their arch-rivals

4 days ago·Manchester, United Kingdom

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News18 India

Jose Mourinho, Fenerbahce File Lawsuit Against Galatasaray For Racism Accusations

Fenerbahce rejected the accusation against their manager and said the comments made by Galatasaray were “deliberately taken entirely out of context and distorted in a misleading manner.”

The Hamilton Spectator

Fenerbahce says it has filed lawsuit against Galatasaray over ‘attack’ on coach Jose Mourinho

Turkish soccer team Fenerbahce said Friday it had filed a lawsuit against rival Galatasaray for an “attack on the personal rights” of coach Jose Mourinho. Galatasaray accused Mourinho of making racist comments after Monday’s Istanbul derby, saying in a statement that he had used “unequivocally inhumane rhetoric” after he referred to the opposition bench “jumping around like monkeys.” Fenerbahce rejected the accusation and said the comments were …

4 days ago·Washington, United States

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The New Arab

MENA Sports Wrap: Mourinho accused of 'racism' by Galatasaray

Fenerbahce coach Mourinho has been accused of 'racism' following the derby match against Galatasaray, while Syria's basketball men qualify for the Asia Cup.

4 days ago·London, United Kingdom

Drogba defends Mourinho amid Gala racism row

Former Chelsea and Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba weighed in on the racism row involving his old coach Jose Mourinho on Wednesday, saying the Portuguese coach "is not a racist and history is there to prove it."

6 days ago·United States

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