Mourinho banned for deliberate red cards
Thursday, 2 December 2010
NYON, Switzerland, DEC 1 (AP): Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been banned for one Champions League match for instructing players to get deliberate red cards so they could serve suspensions in a meaningless game.
Mourinho was also fined euro40,000 ($51,990) for instructing Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos to get sent off in last week's 4-0 win against Ajax.
Alonso and Ramos were fined euro20,000 ($25,990). They are already suspended from Real's next group match, against Auxerre on Dec. 8, but can now start the knockout rounds in February with a clean slate.
Madrid is already sure of winning Group G. Mourinho was also given a further one-match suspension to be imposed if the Portuguese coach is found guilty within the next three years of what UEFA calls "improper conduct."
Mourinho was also fined euro40,000 ($51,990) for instructing Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos to get sent off in last week's 4-0 win against Ajax.
Alonso and Ramos were fined euro20,000 ($25,990). They are already suspended from Real's next group match, against Auxerre on Dec. 8, but can now start the knockout rounds in February with a clean slate.
Madrid is already sure of winning Group G. Mourinho was also given a further one-match suspension to be imposed if the Portuguese coach is found guilty within the next three years of what UEFA calls "improper conduct."