"Can't believe the fix was on!" José Mourinho slings accusations post Europa League knockout
Mourinho proposes unusual ideas concerning the Europa League knockout stage.
Share on Facebook Tweet this Whatsapp it Email it Print this Copy Link José Mourinho points fingers at two culprits for his team's elimination: the referee and the VAR. The head honcho of Fenerbahçe Istanbul doesn't mince words after the squad's exit against Glasgow Rangers, raising some eyebrows with his bold allegations.
Infamous football maestro José Mourinho has accused the referee and the VAR of orchestrating Fenerbahçe Istanbul's ouster from the Europa League. At 62, the Portuguese tactician's team missed their shot at a quarter-final berth following a penalty shootout loss to Glasgow Rangers.
"The ref and the VAR ensured we'd face penalties. There should've been three penalties over the 120 minutes", Mourinho vented to TNT Sports. "We were the runaway best team tonight - not just a tad, but by a mile."
Fenerbahçe held a 2:0 advantage thanks to Sebastian Szymanski's brace at the 90th and 120th minutes, despite a 1:3 defeat in the initial leg. A nail-biting shootout ultimately decided the game's fate. "Scoring a third goal would've been perfect", Szymanski lamented. "We played superbly and deserved more."
Football >("He's sobbing... and sobbing" The rapid decline of coach José Mourinho) The fired-up coach zeroed in on referee Espen Eskas. According to Mourinho, the fourth official wasn't as arrogant as the main ref. Mourinho also questions if the incident in Glasgow is connected to his suspension after the 2023 Europa League final, where he was head coach of AS Roma and branded the referee a "disgrace", earning a four-match ban.
"A lot has gone wrong since that final, since my suspension", he admitted. "We landed in Glasgow, and supposedly the VAR was one of the best. He missed one of the three penalties. I hope it's just a coincidence", Mourinho said.
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- Jose Mourinho's coaching career has been marked by controversy and acrimonious exits from various clubs.
- Fenerbahçe Istanbul has a storied history in Turkish football, having been founded in 1907. The team has won the Turkish Super League a record 20 times and the Turkish Cup 11 times.
- The Europa League is the second-tier European football competition, contested by the UEFA Champions League's losing teams and other top-tier European clubs. It was introduced in 1971.
- The European Parliament and the Council are likely to be involved in discussions about José Mourinho's allegations of a fix in the Europa League, given his claims that the referee and VAR conspired against Fenerbahçe Istanbul in the knockout stage in Istanbul.
- Mourinho, the coach of Fenerbahçe Istanbul, did not mince words after the team's penalty shootout loss to Glasgow Rangers, suggesting that three penalties should have been awarded during the 120 minutes of play, but were overlooked, leading to their elimination.
- In light of Mourinho's recent controversial statements and the supposed connection to his suspension after the 2023 Europa League final, questions have arisen regarding the impartiality of the VAR in the Glasgow match, potentially drawing scrutiny from the European Parliament and the Council.
