Mourinho hit with 10-day Serie A suspension

AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho was given a 10-day suspension for the start of the Serie A season for comments he made about an Italian referee.

Wednesday’s ban means the Special One will miss Roma’s opening match for next season and will almost certainly – the second game also, depending on the schedule.

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Mourinho was punished for claiming Daniele Chiffi was “the worst referee I have ever seen in my career” after Roma’s 1-1 draw at Monza on May 3. The Portuguese coach was also fined $55,000, as well as the club.

The 60-year-old Mourinho was banned for four matches by UEFA last week for abusing English referee Anthony Taylor at the Europa League final on May 31 vs Sevilla when the referee didn’t award a penalty for the Italians.