Uefa hand Jose Mourinho four-game ban for Europa League final abuse of Anthony Taylor

Roma manager was filmed calling British referee a 'f------ disgrace' leading to accusations of inciting the harassment of the official

Jose Mourinho berates Antony Taylor - Uefa hand Jose Mourinho four-game ban following Europa League final abuse of Anthony Taylor
Jose Mourinho was hyper critical of Antony Taylor and let him know about it after the match Credit: PA/Adam Davy

Jose Mourinho has been banned by Uefa for four matches for verbally abusing referee Anthony Taylor in the car park after Roma’s Europa League final defeat last month.

The Portuguese coach, who was filmed calling Taylor an “f------ disgrace”, will not be on the touchline in European competition for most of next season’s group games after Uefa confirmed his punishment “for directing abusive language at a match official”.

He was accused of inciting the attack on Taylor after the Premier League official and his family were harassed by angry fans at Budapest Airport as they travelled back from the final won by Sevilla on penalties.

Mourinho was upset during and after the match for the number of yellow cards Taylor showed, they also had a penalty appeal turned down and the winning spot-kick in the shootout was retaken after a goalkeeper infringement. Roma were also fined €5,000 (£4,300) for the improper conduct of players, who had running battles with fourth official Michael Oliver.  

Afterwards, charity Ref Support put the blame on the comments of Mourinho and his players for the attack on Taylor, who received help from his bosses at the Premier League after the terrifying incident.  

“It was an intense, masculine, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish,” said Mourinho on the night of the final. “It was yellow, yellow, yellow all the time,” he said. “We are accustomed to the influence of referees in our games, it’s nothing new, but I didn’t expect it in a European final.”

In 2005 Mourinho was accused of being “the enemy of football” over his criticism of referee Anders Frisk. The Swedish referee, who retired after receiving death threats, was accused of talking to Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard at half-time of a clash against Mourinho’s Chelsea.

While at Real Madrid, he was also given a four-match ban with a further game suspended for getting sent to the stands and his post-match comments after a bad-tempered Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. That suspension was later reduced on appeal.

West Ham have been given a two-match suspension for selling away tickets to fans at Uefa games after objects were thrown onto the pitch during the Europa Conference final. One of those matches was suspended.