English FA fines Mourinho $16,900 for bringing game into disrepute with sarcastic comments
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The English Football Association has fined Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho 10,000 pounds ($16,900) for bringing the game into disrepute with sarcastic comments about match officials.
The FA announced the fine Thursday evening.
Following Chelsea's 2-1 Premier League defeat to Sunderland on April 19 — which saw Chelsea assistant Rui Faria sent to the stands and later given a six-match stadium ban — Mourinho sarcastically described referee Mike Dean's performance as "unbelievable" and "fantastic." He was equally sarcastic about the performance of referees' head Mike Riley.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The FA found that Mourinho's comments, in themselves, did not question the officials' integrity but amounted to disrepute and improper conduct.
The loss ended a 77-game undefeated run for Mourinho at Stamford Bridge during two spells in charge of Chelsea.