Football: Mourinho given two-match ban
Will be banned for two matches for jabbing his finger into the eye of Barcelona’s assistant coach.
MADRID:
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will be banned for two matches for jabbing his finger into the eye of Barcelona’s assistant coach. Barcelona assistant coach Tito Vilanova was banned for one match for responding to Mourinho by slapping him during a mass brawl in the final moments of Real Madrid’s Super Cup loss to Barcelona on August 17. The two men were also fined $793 each. Mourinho did issue a letter apologising for his behaviour to Madrid fans but to noone else.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will be banned for two matches for jabbing his finger into the eye of Barcelona’s assistant coach. Barcelona assistant coach Tito Vilanova was banned for one match for responding to Mourinho by slapping him during a mass brawl in the final moments of Real Madrid’s Super Cup loss to Barcelona on August 17. The two men were also fined $793 each. Mourinho did issue a letter apologising for his behaviour to Madrid fans but to noone else.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 6th, 2011.