CNN —Jose Mourinho wore a microphone to “protect himself” when his AS Roma side faced Monza in May, but he could not resist a dig at the referee after the game and was handed a 10-day touchline ban on Wednesday.
Mourinho will miss his team’s Serie A season opener due to the suspension and was also given a 50,000 euros ($54,610) fine for comments made towards referee Daniele Chiffi, the Italian FA said.
“I stopped working (talking) 20-30 minutes from the end because I knew he would give me a red card for anything.
I didn’t give him the opportunity, I decided no, that’s enough,” said Mourinho.
Roma have also been fined 50,000 euros, on top of the 55,000 euro fine that UEFA also imposed on the club.
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