FA slap fine on Mourinho for referee comments


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 28 Jan 2015

Chelsea's manager Jose Mourinho gestures during their English League Cup semi-final second leg soccer match against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in London January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined 25,000 pounds ($38,000) by the FA after claiming there was a "campaign" to influence referees' decisions against his team.

Mourinho, 52, was in trouble for his comments after his side were denied a penalty in a 1-1 draw at Southampton in the Premier League on Dec. 28.

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