JOSE MOURINHO branded referee Mike Riley a son of a
whore. He was furious with Rileys handling of the 3-3 FA Cup
quarter-final thriller with Spurs. But Chelseas boss claimed the
Portuguese phrase filho da puto was common and not an
insult.
Mourinho, who confronted the official in the tunnel at half-time
and screamed at him from the touchline in the second half, said:
What I said to him I say to myself, my players and even to the
ball when it hits the post.
For me, it is a normal thing to say in Portuguese. I would say it
50 times during a game. I approached the ref in the tunnel but in a
polite way. "I thought he gave too many decisions to Tottenham at
free-kicks, though I am not saying he got a big decision
wrong.
It is not Mourinhos first brush this season with Riley, who
refereed the clash with Reading when Petr Cech suffered his
fractured skull.
Mourinho insists there is no panic over John Terrys new contract.
Negotiations between the club and the Blues skipper, 26, have
broken down after an offer of a five-year deal with a four-year
option was withdrawn.
Mourinho said: John is contracted to Chelsea until 2009. Something
happened and they are still talking. If it takes another month or
two to get that fixed, then there is no drama.
Chelsea balked when Terry asked for pay parity with the likes of
Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko, who earn around £120,000 a
week.
