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Skye Sports Premier League (fan)@dailyskyenews · Feb 25, 2025

After the 0-0 draw, Galatasaray have accused Fenerbahce's Mourinho of racism for tagging them "jumping up and down…

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After Fenerbahçe's 0-0 draw with Galatasaray, José Mourinho criticized the opposing bench for jumping "like monkeys" during the match. Galatasaray filed formal complaints with UEFA and FIFA accusing Mourinho of racism, while Fenerbahçe defended him, calling the accusations malicious slander.

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    After the 0-0 draw, Galatasaray have accused Fenerbahce's Mourinho of racism for tagging them "jumping up and down like monkeys". This was how everything played out - A Thread

  2. #2

    Jose Mourinho's side ended up drawing to Galatasaray last night and they're now 6 points behind the league leaders.

  3. #3

    After the Match Jose Mourinho made an interview which is currently sparking concerns across. 🤔

  4. #4

    José Mourinho: "After the match, I thanked Slavko Vincic for refereeing this great match-up. If it had been a Turkish referee, it would have been a complete disaster." "Galatasaray's bench were jumping like monkeys after every right decision."

  5. #5

    Galatasaray formally announce both criminal proceedings as well as official complaints to UEFA and FIFA regarding José Mourinho's statement after The Intercontinental Derby.

  6. #6

    Victor Osimhen on IG following Jose Mourinho’s post match comment.

  7. #7

    Didier Zokora: “During his time as Fenerbahce’s captain, he was a great teammate and the owner of the Fenerbahce shirt. Today we must enjoy meeting Jose Mourinho. Fenerbahce’s Turkey has a different system.” (RTI YouTube channel)

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    Throwback to this fantastic Galatasaray post from 2023. And now they're desperately trying to accuse (or pretend to) José Mourinho of racism? (Reminder: Mourinho is probably one of the people to have trusted and done more for African players in the history of football.)

  9. #9

    Was Jose Mourinho wrong? 🤔

  10. #10

    "You can clearly understand Jose Mourinho had no intention to be racist." Fenerbahçe vice-president Acun Ilicali defends Jose Mourinho after he accused the Galatasaray bench of jumping up and down like "monkeys".

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    Fenerbahce have released a statement labelling Galatasaray's accusations of Jose Mourinho being racist as "a completely malicious approach" and "pathetic slander".