Mourinho handed three-match ban for nose-pinching incident after Super Cup loss

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- &period;entry-header-outer &sol;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><picture class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high"><source type&equals;"image&sol;webp" &sol;><img data-no-lazy&equals;"" width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"600" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;04&sol;FunPic&lowbar;20250405&lowbar;155258502-1200x600&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Mourinho handed three-match ban for nose-pinching incident after Super Cup loss" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high"&sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;picture>&NewLine;<&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p><a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;jose-mourinho"><strong>Jose Mourinho<&sol;strong><&sol;a> has been handed a three-match suspension for pinching the nose of <strong>Galatasaray<&sol;strong> head coach <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;okan-buruk"><strong>Okan Buruk<&sol;strong><&sol;a> after <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;fenerbahce"><strong>Fenerbahce’s<&sol;strong><&sol;a> Turkish Super Cup defeat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The incident occurred post-match when Mourinho approached Buruk from behind and pinched his nose&comma; an act that left the Galatasaray manager momentarily floored&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Footage of the confrontation quickly circulated&comma; sparking widespread criticism and prompting disciplinary action from the Turkish Football Federation &lpar;TFF&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While initial reports suggested the TFF was considering a five to ten-match ban for Mourinho&comma; the punishment was reduced to three matches after officials concluded that Buruk had provoked the Fenerbahce boss at full time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This marks Mourinho’s second suspension of 2025&comma; having already served a four-match ban earlier in the year for allegedly making racist remarks directed at Galatasaray’s bench in a prior fixture&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The TFF also sanctioned several players involved in the post-match chaos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Galatasaray duo Baris Alper Y&inodot;lmaz and Kerem Demirbay&comma; along with Fenerbahce midfielder Fred&comma; have each been suspended for three matches&period; Fenerbahce’s Mert Hakan received a one-match ban&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mourinho’s upcoming absence could prove costly&comma; with the suspended fixtures likely to include high-stakes clashes against Trabzonspor&comma; Sivasspor and Kayserispor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fenerbahce trail Galatasaray by six points in the Super Lig standings&comma; albeit with a game in hand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The ban adds further pressure on Mourinho’s tenure in Turkey&comma; as Fenerbahce continue to chase their first league title since 2014&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- CONTENT END 1 --><&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- &period;entry-content &sol;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&Tab;&Tab;<&excl;-- &period;toggle-post-content --><&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;mourinho-handed-three-match-ban-for-nose-pinching-incident-after-super-cup-loss&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;