Fenerbahce Defends Jose Mourinho After Racism Allegations
Fenerbahce have released a strong statement in response to accusations that their first-team manager, Jose Mourinho, made ‘racist statements’ after the 0-0 draw against Galatasaray on Monday.
Galatasaray issued their own statement, accusing Mourinho of making “derogatory statements” about Turkish people, and said they were planning to take legal action. They also threatened to file complaints with UEFA and FIFA.
Fenerbahce, who appointed Mourinho as manager last summer, have strongly defended the 62-year-old. Their statement said: “A statement made by our Technical Director Jose Mourinho after the match was completely taken out of context and an attempt was made to deliberately distort it.”
“As any sensible person can understand, these comments made by Mourinho were aimed at describing the excessive reaction of the opposing team’s technical staff to the referee’s decisions. They in no way have anything to do with racism.”
Fenerbahce described the accusations as “malicious” and said they would use their legal rights to address the false claims. They added that these “pathetic slanders” were made to distract from the competition and manipulate the situation.
