José Mourinho thought he was out of the woods following the closure of the disciplinary proceedings against him for his "insulting remarks" at the end of the game against Newcastle where his team had imposed in extremis 3-2. Today, the FA has appealed against this decision, which had been taken by an independent disciplinary commission.
The English Federation (FA) has appealed the closure of the proceedings against Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho, for "insulting remarks" during the match against Newcastle, she said Wednesday.
The Portuguese technician, accused of uttering insults on camera after the victory of his team against Newcastle (3-2) on 6 October, had been cleared by an independent disciplinary commission in late October, for lack of evidence.
"After carefully examining the written reasons of the Independent Commission regarding the case involving José Mourinho, the FA can confirm that it is appealing the decision," FA said.
According to the British press, the hearing of the appeal will not take place before the international truce. Mourinho will be on the sidelines for the Manchester derby on Sunday.
The FA is based on the conclusions of the Portuguese expert hired by him, whose conclusions are different from the scholar engaged by Mourinho.
According to the professor at the University of Lisbon, "victory was a justification" for words mumbled by the coach that were not addressed to anyone in particular.
Mourinho did not deny the words, but claimed that they were "an inner expression of relief, happiness and determination," arguing that they were inaudible and comprehensible only by a proficient Lusophone speaker.
The Disciplinary Committee had initially ruled that the technician "celebrated the victory without targeting anyone in particular" , with "inaudible words" .