JOSE Mourinho has departed UEFA’s football board after just two months on it due to the four-match ban he received from the governing body for his Europa League final behaviour
Roma manager Jose Mourinho exchanges words with referee Anthony Taylor during the UEFA Europa League Final at the Puskas Arena, Budapest
Mourinho sent a letter to UEFA chief of football Zvonimir Boban, who chairs the board, informing the governing body of his decision after they punished him for the “abusive language” he directed towards Anthony Taylor during the Europa League final.
The Special One repeatedly directed his frustration towards Premier League referee Taylor throughout the match before waiting in the car park and confronting him in an expletive-laden rant.
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His letter read: “In thanking you for the invitation you extended to me to be a member of the UEFA football board, I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will be renouncing my participation in this group.
“The conditions which I so strongly believed in when I joined are no longer standing and I felt the obligation to take this decision. I kindly ask that you also communicate my decision to the President Mr. Aleksander Ceferin.”
Mourinho only joined the board back in April when it was founded by Boban and former official Roberto Rosetti. It is formed of coaches and players past and present and aims to tackle the major issues in European football.