UEFA slaps 2-match ban on Mourinho
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December 2, 2010, Thursday
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REAL Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been given a two-match ban for improper conduct by UEFA after allegations that two of his players deliberately got sent off in a Champions League match against Ajax Amsterdam.
UEFA on Tuesday also handed out fines related to events in the November 23 Group G game including 120,000 euros (US$156,300) for Real, 40,000 euros for Mourinho and lower amounts for players Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos, Iker Casillas and Jerzy Dudek.
The second match of Mourinho's European ban has been deferred for a probationary period of three years.
The latest setback for Real and Mourinho followed the Madrid side's embarrassing 0-5 defeat by its archrival Barcelona in the Spanish league at the Nou Camp on Monday.
Spain internationals Ramos and Alonso were dismissed late in Real's 4-0 win in Amsterdam after picking up second yellow cards for time-wasting.
The sendings off meant they would serve automatic one-match suspensions in the final group game against Auxerre, which is a dead match for Real as it is assured of first place in Group G.
Both players had accumulated two yellow cards in the group stage before they were sent off and a further yellow card in a subsequent game would have meant a one-match suspension during the knockout rounds.
UEFA said the red cards given to Alonso and Ramos would stand and they have been suspended for one match.
Spanish media reports said the players were acting on instructions from Mourinho.
Spanish television repeatedly replayed a moment during the match when the pair were seen talking with their hands over the mouths. Mourinho was also filmed with his hand over his mouth.
UEFA on Tuesday also handed out fines related to events in the November 23 Group G game including 120,000 euros (US$156,300) for Real, 40,000 euros for Mourinho and lower amounts for players Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos, Iker Casillas and Jerzy Dudek.
The second match of Mourinho's European ban has been deferred for a probationary period of three years.
The latest setback for Real and Mourinho followed the Madrid side's embarrassing 0-5 defeat by its archrival Barcelona in the Spanish league at the Nou Camp on Monday.
Spain internationals Ramos and Alonso were dismissed late in Real's 4-0 win in Amsterdam after picking up second yellow cards for time-wasting.
The sendings off meant they would serve automatic one-match suspensions in the final group game against Auxerre, which is a dead match for Real as it is assured of first place in Group G.
Both players had accumulated two yellow cards in the group stage before they were sent off and a further yellow card in a subsequent game would have meant a one-match suspension during the knockout rounds.
UEFA said the red cards given to Alonso and Ramos would stand and they have been suspended for one match.
Spanish media reports said the players were acting on instructions from Mourinho.
Spanish television repeatedly replayed a moment during the match when the pair were seen talking with their hands over the mouths. Mourinho was also filmed with his hand over his mouth.
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