Jose Mourinho handed four-match UEFA ban after abuse of referee Anthony Taylor in Europa League final defeat

Jose Mourinho has been handed a four-match ban by UEFA for his Europa League final behaviour, while Roma have been fined and handed a partial stadium closure for fan disruption. Roma manager Mourinho caused controversy when he was fiercely critical of the refereeing in his side’s clash with Sevilla in Budapest, which they lost on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.

Ad English referee Anthony Taylor was abused by Roma fans in the airport the day after the game, after Mourinho had been vocal in his complaints about the officiating and even caught on camera insulting Taylor and calling him a “disgrace” in the Puskas Arena car park. TransfersCity line up Veiga, Gvardiol and Kovacic deals — Paper Round12/06/2023 AT 05:31 UEFA announced on Wednesday that Mourinho would be suspended for the next four UEFA competition matches “for directing abusive language at a match official.” Roma will compete in the Europa League again next season after finishing sixth in Serie A.

However, their first home European match will be played in a partially closed stadium after they were handed a €30,000 fine and ordered to close a section of “at least 6,000 seats” as punishment for fans throwing objects in the first leg of their semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen. Mourinho charged with abusive language as UEFA condemns Taylor violence Mourinho's Europa League final behaviour and Roma future — Horncastle's view The Italian club were also fined €50,000 and banned from selling tickets to away fans for its next UEFA match due to supporters lighting fireworks and throwing objects, as well as “acts of damage and crowd disturbances.” A further €5,000 fine was dished out for “the improper conduct of the team”, while UEFA ordered the