Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho
was hit with a touchline ban for the second time this season and will
have to watch Wednesday’s League Cup quarter-final with West Ham from
the stands.
The 53-year-old Portuguese, who served a
one-match touchline ban earlier this season after an altercation with
referee Mark Clattenburg, has also been fined £16,000 ($20,000, 19,000
euros) after accepting an improper conduct charge from the Football
Association (FA).
Mourinho, whose critical remarks on the
appointment of a referee for a game with Liverpool earned him a hefty
fine in November, was sent to the stands by referee Jon Moss in Sunday’s
1-1 Premier League draw with West Ham after he kicked a bottle of water
in reaction to the official booking Paul Pogba.
“Following an Independent Regulatory
Commission hearing today (Wednesday), Jose Mourinho will serve a
one-match touchline ban with immediate effect,” said an FA statement.
“The Manchester United manager admitted
an FA charge that his behaviour in or around the 27th minute of the game
against West Ham United on Sunday amounted to improper conduct.”
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