Jose Mourinho confronts referee with swears in car park after Europa League final defeat

Jose Mourinho confronts referee Anthony Taylor with swears in a car park after Roma’s Europa League final defeat to Sevilla.

Mourinho directed a series of expletives at the officials in the parking lot after the match, calling their performance as a disgrace.

UEFA is waiting for the match report from the referee before deciding if it will take action against Mourinho.

Sevilla win their seventh Europa League title, beating Roma 4-1 on penalties at Puskas Arena; Argentina full-back Gonzalo Montiel netted the winning penalty at second time of asking – having missed his first but getting to retake.

Jose Mourinho was waiting in the car park for Anthony Taylor after the game.

Mourinho says to Taylor “you’re a f***ing disgrace man.”

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The defeat means Roma don’t qualify for the Champions League next season. This led to questions as to whether the Mourinho would stay in charge of the Italian outfit after being linked with PSG, who has shown a tentative interest in making him their next manager. The French champions are evaluating their options after the 2022/23 season with current head coach Christophe Galtier’s contract expiring in 2024.

“It was an intense, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish. It was yellow, yellow, yellow all the time,” Mourinho said.

After the game, footage – which has been shared widely on social media – showed Mourinho directing a string of expletives towards the officials in the car park, labelling their performance a disgrace.

UEFA are waiting on the referee’s match report before deciding whether to take any action against Mourinho.

The defeat meant Roma failed to qualify for next season’s Champions League and prompted questions about whether the 60-year-old would remain in the Italian capital, having been linked with Paris St Germain.

PSG have shown tentative early interest in Mourinho becoming their next manager. The French champions will assess their options at the end of the season, with current head coach Christophe Galtier out of contract in 2024.

“I have to fight for these lads and therefore not say objectively that I will remain,” Mourinho told Sky Sports Italia.

“I spoke to the club in December when I had that approach from the Portuguese national team.

“I have not had any contact with anyone else since then. I have a year left on my contract and this is the situation.”

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Despite losing, Mourinho said he’s proud of his team’s performance and acknowledged that the season had taken its toll.

“We’re physically exhausted, mentally drained, feeling dead because we believe it’s an unjust defeat with numerous debatable incidents.

“We are dead tired, but proud. I always say you can lose a football match, but never your dignity or professionalism…

“I lost this one, but I return home prouder than ever this time. The lads gave absolutely everything this season.”

Losing was a painful experience for the Portuguese who handed his runners-up medal to a fan in the stand after the presentation.

“That’s what I did, I don’t want silver medals. I don’t keep silver medals, so I gave it away,” he told Movistar.

Mourinho said to ITV Italy after the match: “I’ve won five finals and I lost this one, but I’m coming back home proud again. The boys gave everything.

“We felt pressure against a team that has more talent than us. We lost a game but not dignity.

“I’ve never gone home prouder than today, even when I won. We had also worked hard on penalties but… we missed two – but all together, not only the penalty takers.”

Mourinho added while his stars were sad, his side deserve to go home with their heads held high.

“We are all attached to the shirt, to our nature. We take things seriously and humbly, we work a lot,” Mourinho said.

“Everyone reacts in a different way: one cries, the other doesn’t.

“Congratulations to Sevilla, but also congratulations to my players. The boys must go home peacefully, with pride for having done what they have done. These are my boys from Budapest.”

This is what fans had to say as Jose Mourinho confronts referee with swears in a car park after the Europa League final defeat…

@art_pools: The only things that were a disgrace were both teams, both benches and the match itself

@andybell_1: The behaviour of both teams, led by their coaches was a disgrace. Impossible for any referee to be successful in a game like that as the perception it creates is every decision even the non major decisions are wrong. Football needs to sort it out.

@xQueen_Piscesx: I think the ref did really well considering how badly both teams acted and benches

@Liam__Fenwick: Did he see his team last night? Half the bench got yellow cards lol

@JamesPearson25: Classy from Jose

@PetercleverOny3: Anthony Taylor is disgrace to referees

@JGsFightTalk: This is dreadful behaviour from Mourinho. I hope the board come down hard on him for this.

@HalliwellDanny: He’s not wrong English refs are the worst in the world @FA_PGMOL

@AlanThorpe20: His tactics didn’t work, he needs to look at himself, opposition have him sussed. He needs to be sanctioned for this appalling behaviour by UEFA but sadly he won’t be.

@The_Craft7: The Roma and Sevilla players were a disgrace, I thought Taylor did really well with all the play acting and surrounding the ref.

@Hennny_TJ: 🤣 he cant blame the ref for his teams performance ffs

@philscot290702: And this is why referees at grassroots level get so much abuse when people see a so called top manager give abuse just because his team lost they think it is ok to follow his example

@s_standley: Totally unacceptable. UEFA should act in the absolute strongest terms possible, I don’t suppose they will though. Thought ref had a decent game. @UEFAcom @EuropaLeague

@AndrewAFC89: The classic 2 sides of Jose Mourinho. Incredible all time Coach, but as we see here the disrespectful, whining, deflecting, always looking for excuses man. This video is ridiculous he should be embarrassed

@kevbmcfc: Thought Taylor did well considering he was refereeing 22 whiny, moaning kids for 120 minutes. Kudos to Oliver as well for somehow trying to sort out the coaching staff and managers. Not a good look for a major final.

@Redsmail: All that after Taylor was actually pretty much spot on ( not often I say that) with his performance last night. But then Mourinho is a creep. Always has been. UK media loved him. Never saw it. So smug and self-obsessed.

@N_Macca74: He’s not wrong though, Taylor is a fkn disgrace.

@Jenkerbet1882: Bad loser, hope it’s included in report and he gets banned. His Roma team including staff on bench were the disgrace.

Mourinho actually ran it back. 🤣😭 pic.twitter.com/o9o8kSWF5V

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