FA take no action over Mourinho remark
Jose Mourinho will not face any disciplinary action from the
Football Association over allegedly using the Portuguese word
'puta' towards referee Mike Riley.
The Chelsea manager was alleged to have use the phrase filho da
puta - which translates as 'son of a whore' or 'son of a bitch' -
in a confrontation with Riley at half-time in the FA Cup
quarter-final draw with Tottenham on Sunday.
Riley did not mention any incident in his report however and he
told the FA there was nothing to pursue further.
An FA spokesman said: 'We have spoken to the referee who has
clarified that there is no issue for us to pursue.'
Mourinho denied he intended to offend the match official.
The Chelsea manager said: 'If you listen to me speaking I say the
kind of word you mention 10 times in every 15 words.
'If you have a microphone on the dugout, I say that during the game
20 times, easy. The word can be abusive if you understand it as an
abusive word.
'I tell the word to my players when I am not happy. I say it 50
times in a game, 50 times in training and I don't want to be
offensive.
'I can be emotional, but I am polite. I never want to be offensive
with somebody.'