Jose Mourinho hit with FOUR-MATCH ban amid racism row as Fenerbahce slapped with huge punishment after Galatasaray chaos

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JOSE MOURINHO has been hit with a four-match ban amid his racism row with Galatasaray.The Fenerbahce boss was accused by his Turkish rivals of making “racist statements” after Monday’s Istanbul derby, which ended 0-0.Jose Mourinho has been banned for four matches in TurkeyRexOkan Buruk’s Galatasaray had accused Mourinho of making ‘racist statements’RexFormer Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham boss Mourinho claimed after the stalemate that Galatasaray had tried to get one of his team booked early on.He told a press conference that “everyone on the opposing bench was jumping around like monkeys.”Galatasaray immediately hit back and accused the Portuguese manager, 62, of “regularly using derogatory words towards the Turkish people” since moving to Istanbul.Fenerbahce responded by accusing Galatasaray of “pathetic slander.”Mourinho was also alleged to have said the match was made better by the fact it was NOT officiated by a Turkish ref, with Slovenian Slavko Vincic in charge.And the Turkish Football Federation have now announced that the Special One will serve a four-match suspension as a result of his comments.A statement said that Mourinho first “directed derogatory and offensive statements towards the Turkish fourth official” at full-time.The same charge also revealed he “accused Turkish football of chaos and disorder with insulting and offensive statements towards both the Turkish football community and all Turkish referees.”BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERSA second charge then stated that his post-match press conference comments “contained expressions that could encourage violence and disorder in sport, were divisive and separatist in society, and could cause fan incidents.”Mourinho received a two-game ban for each of the charges, as well as a total fine of £35,000. He will miss the next four league games against Antalyaspor, Samsunspor, Bodrum and Trabzonspor.But Mourinho will be in the dugout for Fenerbahce’s Europa League last-16 ties against Rangers next month.The Portuguese boss took charge of his Turkish club in June and they currently sit second in the Super Lig, six points off champions Galatasaray.In the aftermath of their racism accusation, Mourinho was defended by several former players including Didier Drogba.The Chelsea legend spent two years at Galatasaray from 2012 to 2014 and is considered a cult icon by their fans.But Drogba backed his former Blues boss in the row, saying: “Dear@GalatasaraySK. You know how proud I was to wear the yellow and red jersey and my love for the most decorated club in Turkey!!“We all know how passionate and heated rivalries can be, and I’ve been lucky enough to experience it.“I’ve seen the recent comments about Jose Mourinho. Trust me when I tell you I have known Jose for xx years and he is not a racist and history (past and recent ) is there to prove it.“Let’s focus on our games, support our brilliant lions and let’s win the league to get close to our 5.“How can my “Dad” be a racist? Come on guys.”