Galatasaray hit out at Mourinho over 'racist statements'

Turkish football club Galatasaray have accused the manager of Fenerbahce, Jose Mourinho, of making "racist statements" and vowed to take legal action against him.

This follows a 0-0 draw between the two Turkish clubs in their Super Lig match on Monday.

At a press conference, Mourinho said the home side's bench had been "jumping like monkeys" and that the match would have been a disaster if a Turkish referee had been in charge. The game was officiated by a Slovenian referee, Slavko Vincic.

Galatasaray said on X that Mourinho had "persistently issued derogatory statements directed towards the Turkish people" since taking up his role in the league.

"Today, his discourse has escalated beyond merely immoral comments into unequivocally inhumane rhetoric," the club said.

"We hereby formally declare our intention to initiate criminal proceedings concerning the racist statements made by Jose Mourinho, and shall accordingly submit official complaints to UEFA and FIFA."

Fenerbahce and Jose Mourinho have not commented publicly about the row that followed his remarks.

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