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José Mourinho has been banned for three matches and fined around £6,000 for grabbing the nose of the Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk after Wednesday’s dramatic Istanbul derby.
Mourinho, coach of Fenerbahce, approached Buruk at the end of the Turkish Cup quarter-final in the wake of a mass scuffle, and was seen on camera pinching Buruk, who fell to the ground clutching his face.
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Buruk was left lying on his back as Mourinho was dragged away, following an ill-tempered 2-1 away win for Galatasaray when three players were sent off from the bench.
The Turkish FA said Mourinho would be “banned from entering the dressing room and the bench for three games” – meaning he will miss matches against Trabzonspor, Sivasspor and Kayserispor.
In his post-game press conference, Buruk tried to play the incident down, although thought it was “not a classy move”. He said: “There was nothing between me and Mourinho. He pinched my nose from behind. There was a slight scratch. Of course, it wasn’t a very nice or elegant thing to do.
“We expect managers to behave more appropriately in such situations. I won’t exaggerate this issue, but it wasn’t a classy move.”
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