Chelsea's Jose Mourinho to appeal FA fine, suspended ban
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will appeal against the Football Association's £50,000 ($77,200) fine and one-match suspended stadium ban, saying: "I have to be honest with myself."
Mourinho was sanctioned for comments made following the October 3 loss to Southampton in which he said referee Robert Madeley was "afraid" to give the Blues a penalty.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Portuguese on Friday confirmed he had received the FA's written reasons and will appeal.
"I have to be honest with myself. It's the most important thing so I have to appeal," Mourinho said.
"The moment we got the written reasons and I decided to appeal is the moment to stop with my opinions and not to add anything more than I did already.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I think I was very objective in my sadness facing the situation."
Mourinho on Thursday night addressed the sanction, which was announced by the FA on Wednesday.
"Every word I say is a big risk for me," he said on Thursday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I am happy that I don't have an electronic tag. I think it's not far from (that).
"I also think that £50,000 in the world where we live today is an absolute disgrace.
"And I also think that the possibility of getting a stadium ban is also something absolutely astonishing."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The stadium ban will be imposed if Mourinho speaks out of turn in the next 12 months, but it is understood the FA is unlikely to pursue Thursday night's comments.