Galatasaray says Mourinho is “racist”

Club plans to file criminal proceedings

In The Turkish League, on Monday, Galatasaray played out a barren draw with Fenerbache.

The match was part of the Turkish Super lig’s matchday 23 matches.

Both teams have been performing exceptionally well in the Super lig.

Galatasaray boasts a 20-game unbeaten streak, while Fenerbache on the other hand have won five of their last 6 matches.

Our own Victor Osimhen was in check as the Galatasaray attacker could not break through the Fenerbache defence.

After Galatasaray’s goalless draw with Fenerbahce, Mourinho, the coach of Fenerbache said the home team’s bench were “jumping like monkeys”.

He also repeated his criticism of Turkish referees, despite the game being refereed by Slovanian Slavko Vincic.

The Turkish league leaders were not pleased with his comment and accused the Portuguese of being “racist”.

They allege that Mourinho has been consistently making derogatory comments about the Turkish people since he started managing in Turkey.

Galatasaray has announced that it will launch criminal proceedings against Mourinho and will submit official complaints to UEFA and FIFA.

The club is also calling out Fenerbache for not taking action against their manager’s behavior. The club said they had expected Fenerbache to take actions against their coach. But Fenerbache appears to be silent after Mourinho’s alleged racist comment.

Galatasaray statement on X reads: “Since the commencement of his managerial duties in Türkiye, Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho has persistently issued derogatory statements directed towards the Turkish people. Today, his discourse has escalated beyond merely immoral comments into unequivocally inhumane rhetoric.

“We hereby formally declare our intention to initiate criminal proceedings concerning the racist statements made by Jose Mourinho, and shall accordingly submit official complaints to UEFA and FIFA. Furthermore, we shall diligently observe the stance adopted by Fenerbahçe—an institution professing to uphold “exemplary moral values”—in response to the reprehensible conduct exhibited by their manager. #SayNoToRacism.”

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