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Sports News | Fenerbahce Wins as Mourinho Starts His 3-match Ban for Nose Grab
@Source: latestly.com
Istanbul, Apr 7 (AP) Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho was fined and banned for three matches after grabbing the nose of Galatasaray counterpart Okan Buruk at the end of a fiery Istanbul derby last week. Mourinho served the first of his three-match ban on Sunday as his team beat Trabzonspor 4-1. He will miss further league matches against Sivasspor and Kayserispor. Also Read | Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil Strikes Gold Medal in 10M Air Rifle at ISSF World Cup 2025. The Turkish soccer federation also fined Mourinho around USD 7,700. The incident happened after Galatasaray's 2-1 win over Fenerbahce in the Turkish Cup on Wednesday. Also Read | IPL 2025: Mohammed Siraj Shines As Sensational Gujarat Titans Ease Past Reckless Sunrisers Hyderabad by Seven Wickets. Mourinho — Fenerbahce's storied coach — reached out from behind Buruk and made contact with his nose. Buruk fell to the ground holding his face before Mourinho was escorted away. Fenerbahce later accused Buruk of throwing himself to the ground as if he'd been "shot." Second-placed Fenerbahce trails Galatasaray by three points in the Super Lig. AP (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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