Jose Mourinho has been banned for four matches by UEFA after directing “abusive language” towards referee Anthony Taylor during the Europa League final.
The Roma manager took his frustration out on Premier League official Taylor during and after his side’s penalty shootout defeat by Sevilla in May.
Mourinho accused Taylor of favouring Sevilla by suggesting he “seemed Spanish to me”.
The former Manchester United and Chelsea manager was also filmed confronting the referee in the stadium car park after his side were beaten. He was also seen shouting: “You were a f****** disgrace tonight. It is a disgrace.”
Taylor was later confronted by angry Roma supporters as he made his way through Budapest airport with his family on Thursday.
The 44-year-old had to be escorted past the crowds by police. A 42-year-old Italian man was later arrested after the incident.
UEFA charged Mourinho with “insulting/abusive language against a match official” earlier this month and have now banned him for his next four UEFA club competition matches.
Roma qualified for the 2023-24 Europa League group stage after finishing sixth in Serie A last term.
Roma have been fined €50,000 (£43,000) and banned from selling tickets to their away supporters for their first Europa League group game next season due to the ‘lighting of fireworks, throwing of objects, acts of damage and crowd disturbances’.
The club were also slapped with a €5,000 (£4,300) for ‘improper conduct’
