José Mourinho has been given a one-match stadium ban with immediate effect and fined €55,000 after admitting a Football Association charge of misconduct, the governing body has announced.
The Chelsea manager's punishment relates to his conduct at half-time of the defeat at West Ham last month and means he will not be able to attend the Premier League match at Stoke City on Saturday which could be critical to his future.
An Independent Regulatory Commission confirmed Mourinho’s punishment which will take immediate effect.
An FA statement read: “Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today, José Mourinho has been given a one-match stadium suspension with immediate effect and fined €55,000.
“The Chelsea manager admitted an FA charge of misconduct regarding his language and/or behaviour towards the match officials in or around the dressing room area during half-time of the game against West Ham United on 24th October 2015.”
The FA confirmed it has withdrawn a misconduct charge against Chelsea coach Silvino Louro arising from the same game, having “considered further representation”.
Chelsea are 15th in the Premier League and out of the Capital One Cup – having lost at Stoke – and Mourinho is understood to have been told by the club that results need to improve quickly if he is to keep his job. Chelsea’s next match is at home to Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Mourinho was sent to the stands at West Ham after an altercation with the referee, Jonathan Moss. The charge relates to his language and behaviour during the interval and is understood to centre on his alleged refusal to leave the referee’s room. There have also been suggestions he made reference to Arsène Wenger and swore at Moss. Mourinho is able to appeal against the punishment.
He is separately appealing against a €70,000 fine and suspended one-match stadium ban for suggesting officials were “afraid” to award his side decisions following the defeat to Southampton on October 3rd.
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