Fenerbahce Coach Jose Mourinho Gets One-Match Ban And Fined After Turkish Tirade

Jose Mourinho's tire in Turkey came at a cost.

outspoken Fenerbahce coach has been banned for a game and fined following his diatribe about Turkish soccer, when he said he was fighting “ system” and suggested officials are biased against his team.

Turkish Football Federation's disciplinary board described Mourinho's comments as unsportsmanlike and fined him 900,000 Turkish lira ($26,200) for questioning impartiality of referees and or match officials.

board banned former Chelsea manr for one match and fined him 58,500 lira ($1,700) for unsportsmanlike conduct toward opposing fans. ban also prevents Mourinho from entering his team's locker room. He's set to serve ban Sunday when Fenerbahce hosts Sivasspor.

Mourinho, who is in his first season at Fenerbahce, h said Turkish league “smells b” and questioned why any international fans would watch it. He said he wouldn't have taken job if club officials h told him “ whole truth” about how league allegedly works.

rant came Sunday even though his team beat Trabzonspor 3-2 after scoring a winner in 12th minute of stopp time, leing to wild celebrations where Portuguese coach ran onto field and tried a knee slide that led to him tumbling face forward onto grass.

On Thursday, Mourinho watched from stands as Fenerbahce lost 3-1 at AZ Alkmaar in Europa League. He was serving a one-match ban after his red card against Manchester United.

At that time, 61-year-old Mourinho said he would go coach a team that doesn't play in a UEFA competition: “So you find a club in England from bottom of table (that) needs a coach in two years, I'm rey to go.” Mourinho joined Fenerbahce in June, tasked with returning club to top. Fenerbahce hasn't won league title since 2014.

After 10 league games this season, Fenerbahce trails leer and archrival Galatasaray by five points.