Under-fire Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been hit with a one-match stadium ban and a 92 thousand dollar fine after admitting to a charge of misconduct.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho Photo: PHOTOSPORT
The Football Association charge related to Mourinho's conduct towards referee Jon Moss during Chelsea's recent 2-1 loss at West Ham United, which saw him sent to the stands, and means he will miss this weekend's game at Stoke City.
"Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing, Jose Mourinho has been given a one-match stadium suspension with immediate effect and fined STG40,000," the FA said in a statement.
"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 24 October 2015."
The stadium ban is separate to the suspended one he received along with a £50,000 fine for comments he made after the loss to Southampton on October 3rd.
The news compounded and already dismal day for Mourinho with an announcement earlier in the day that former Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro is launching an individual legal claim against the club's embattled manager Jose Mourinho.
It follows last week's reports that Carneiro's lawyers had served notice on the club that she intends to seek a claim for constructive dismissal.
The additional, individual claim would oblige Mourinho to appear in person before an employment tribunal, unless an out-of-court settlement could be reached, potentially leaving him personally liable for damages.
Carneiro left Chelsea in September after being removed from first-team duties.
Mourinho had rebuked her and physiotherapist Jon Fearn for running onto the pitch to treat Eden Hazard during his side's 2-2 draw with Swansea City on the season's opening day, which temporarily left Chelsea with nine players.
Mourinho was cleared by the Football Association of making discriminatory remarks to Carneiro, but she complained that she had not been asked by the FA to make a statement about what had happened.
On the pitch, his side are 15th in the Premier League having suffered six defeats in 11 games in defence of their Premier League crown.
The latest loss came in a 3-1 home defeat by Liverpool that left the Blues 14 points behind joint leaders Manchester City and Arsenal.
-AAP
