Mourinho's 'crime' sheet

14 April 2012

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is no stranger to controversy and, since arriving in England in August, he and his team have had their fair share of brushes with authority.

December 12: Chelsea and West Ham are charged over the misconduct of their fans after missiles were thrown during the Carling Cup tie at Stamford Bridge and violent clashes with police took place afterwards.
January 28: Mourinho is charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after comments he made after the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final against Manchester United. Mourinho, angered when United boss Sir Alex Ferguson spoke to referee Neale Barry at half-time and by United's second-half tactics, said: "Sir Alex was very clever, if you can say that, at half-time by putting some pressure on the ref. In the second half it was whistle and whistle, fault and fault, cheat and cheat."
January 30: A Sunday newspaper reports Mourinho, chief executive Peter Kenyon and Ashley Cole had a meeting in the Royal Park Hotel at Lancaster Gate - allegations constituting an illegal approach. Less than a week later the Premier League launch an inquiry.
February 4: Chelsea, along with Blackburn, are charged by the FA with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion. The charge stems from from a mass confrontation between players during Chelsea's 1-0 victory at Ewood Park two days previously.
February 23: Following a 2-1 defeat in Barcelona - during which Didier Drogba was sent off - in the first leg of the Champions League first knock-out round an angry Mourinho claims Barca manager Frank Rijkaard went into referee Anders Frisk's dressing room at half-time. The Chelsea manager and all of his staff refuse to attend the post-match press conference and the club state they will be making an official complaint. Rijkaard protests his innocence and UEFA's official observers say they witnessed nothing untoward.
February 27: An own goal from Liverpool's Steven Gerrard draws his side level at 1-1 in the Carling Cup final. Mourinho wanders along the touchline in front of the Liverpool fans putting his fingers to his lips, incensing number of people in the crowd. The Chelsea manager was sent to the stand by the referee but the FA later decide against any further action.

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