José Mourinho fined and banned for pinching rival manager's nose
José Mourinho has been banned for three matches and fined around £6,000 for grabbing the nose of the Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk after Wednesday's dramatic Istanbul derby.
Mourinho, coach of Fenerbahce, approached Buruk at the end of the Turkish Cup quarter-final in the wake of a mass scuffle, and was seen on camera pinching Buruk, who fell to the ground clutching his face.
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Buruk was left lying on his back as Mourinho was dragged away, following an ill-tempered game where three players were sent off from the bench.
The Turkish FA said Mourinho would be 'banned from entering the dressing room and the bench for three games' – meaning he will miss matches against Trabzonspor, Sivasspor and Kayserispor.
In his post-game press conference, Buruk tried to play the incident down, although thought it was 'not a classy move'. He said: 'There was nothing between me and Mourinho. He pinched my nose from behind. There was a slight scratch. Of course, it wasn't a very nice or elegant thing to do.
'We expect managers to behave more appropriately in such situations. I won't exaggerate this issue, but it wasn't a classy move.'
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