Jose Mourinho handed huge ban for Anthony Taylor abuse at Europa League final

The Roma boss and his staff repeatedly berated the Premier League official during last month’s final in Budapest, which Sevilla won on penalties.

The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham boss was later seen shouting a string of expletives at Taylor in the venue’s car park.

Taylor and his family were also targeted by Roma fans as they made their way through Budapest Airport the day after the ill-tempered final.

Mourinho will serve a touchline ban in Roma’s next four European matches in the group stages of next season’s Europa League.

Roma have also been banned from selling tickets travelling fans for one European game next season and fined €55,000 (£47,300) after they were charged with throwing of objects, lighting of fireworks and improper conduct of their team.

In his post-match press conference after the defeat, Mourinho said: ‘We’re dead tired physically, dead tired mentally, dead because we think it is an unjust defeat with lots of incidents that are debatable.

‘We are dead tired, but proud. I always say you can lose a football match, but never your dignity or professionalism. I won five European finals, I lost this one, but I return home prouder than ever this time. The lads gave absolutely everything this season.’

He continued: ‘We care about the shirt, we care about our nature, we take things seriously, work with humility and give everything we have to give.

‘Each of us react in a different way, one cries another doesn’t, but the truth is we are all very sad. We return dead tired, dead with feeling it is unjust.

‘It was an intense, masculine, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish. It was yellow, yellow, yellow all the time. The injustice is shown by the fact Erik Lamela should’ve had a second yellow, he didn’t, and he converted a penalty in the shootout.’

In the car park incident, the Portuguese was heard shouting: ‘It’s a f*****g disgrace man. It’s a f*****g disgrace.’

Mourinho then approached the mini-bus taking Taylor and his staff away from the stadium, where he said: ‘Congratulations, f***king disgrace.’

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