ROME: Roma coach Jose Mourinho has been given a four-match suspension by UEFA for his behaviour at last month’s Europa League final.

The Portuguese faced widespread criticism after he directed abuse at English referee Anthony Taylor following his side’s defeat to Sevilla.

The Roma manager and his staff were verbally abusive towards the Premier League official numerous times during their loss in Budapest.

After the game, footage on social media showed Mourinho directing a string of expletives towards the officiating team in the car park, labelling their performance a “disgrace”.

Mourinho continued his criticism of the officials in his post-match press conference, saying: “I need to defend my lads, and I must say that we are used to it, but still seeing this kind of refereeing in a European final is really, really hard.

“It was an intense, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish. It was yellow, yellow, yellow all the time.”

Meanwhile, UEFA also announced West Ham fans would be banned from their next away match in European competition, with a further match suspended for two years.

That related to Hammers fans throwing missiles on to the pitch during their Europa Conference League final win over Fiorentina in Prague earlier this month.

The Italian club’s defender Cristiano Biraghi suffered a cut to the head from an object thrown from the crowd.

UEFA statement:

CEDB decisions affecting the attendance of supporters to UEFA matches

The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body has taken the following decisions which would affect the attendance of supporters to UEFA matches:

Match: Sevilla FC – AS Roma, played on 31 May 2023 in Budapest, Hungary (2023 UEFA Europa League Final)

  • To fine AS Roma €50,000 and to ban AS Roma from selling tickets to its away-supporters for its next (1) UEFA competition match, for lighting of fireworks, throwing of objects, acts of damage and crowd disturbances.
  • To fine AS Roma €5,000 for the improper conduct of the team.
  • To order AS Roma to contact the Hungarian Football Federation within 30 days for the settlement of the damages caused by its supporters, i.e. for the broken bins, paper boxes, glasses, cable plugs and the two broken seats.
  • To suspend AS Roma head coach, Mr. José Mourinho, for the next four (4) UEFA club competition matches in which he would otherwise participate, for directing abusive language at a match official.

Match: ACF Fiorentina – West Ham United FC, played on 7 June 2023 in Prague, Czechia (2023 UEFA Europa Conference League Final)

  • To fine West Ham United FC €50,000 and to ban West Ham United FC from selling tickets to away supporters for its next two (2) UEFA competition matches, the second of which being suspended for a probationary period of two (2) years as from the date of this decision, for throwing of objects. 
  • To fine West Ham United FC €8,000 for the invasion of the field of play

Match: AS Roma – Bayer 04 Leverkusen, played on 11 May 2023 in ITALY (2022/23 UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg)

  • To fine AS Roma €30,000 and to order the partial closure of AS Roma’s stadium, which shall consist of at least 6,000 seats [3.000 seats in the north tribune and 3.000 seats in the west tribune], during the next (1) UEFA competition match it plays as host club, for throwing of objects.
  • To fine AS Roma €32,500 for lighting of fireworks.
  • To fine AS Roma €18,000 for blocking of public passageways.

Match: ACF Fiorentina – FC Basel 1893, played on 11 May 2023 in Italy (2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final first leg)

  • To fine FC Basel 1893 €50,000 and ban FC Basel 1893 from selling tickets to its away supporters for its next (1) UEFA competition match, for lighting of fireworks.

Match: FC Basel 1893 – ACF Fiorentina, played on 18 May 2023 in Switzerland (2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final second leg)

  • To fine ACF Fiorentina €30,000 and to ban ACF Fiorentina from selling tickets to its away-supporters for its next (1) UEFA competition match, for lighting of fireworks, throwing of objects and crowd disturbances.
  • To fine ACF Fiorentina €4,000 for the improper conduct of its team.

Match: Bayer 04 Leverkusen – AS Roma, played on 18 May 2023 in Germany (2022/23 UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg)

  • To fine Bayer 04 Leverkusen €30,000 and to order the partial closure of Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s stadium, which shall consist of at least 5,000 seats during the next (1) match it plays as host club, for lighting of fireworks and throwing of objects. Bayer 04 Leverkusen shall communicate to UEFA, prior to the match, the sector(s) to be closed.
  • To fine Bayer 04 Leverkusen €8,000 for blocking of public passageways.
  • To fine Bayer 04 Leverkusen €5,000 for the invasion of the field of play.
  • To warn Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the improper conduct of its team.

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