FA take no action over Mourinho remark

• anhydrouscoppersulphate

  13 Mar 07, 12:40

  FA take no action over Mourinho remark
  
  Jose Mourinho will not face any disciplinary action from the Football Association over allegedly using the Portuguese word 'puta' towards referee Mike Riley.
  
  The Chelsea manager was alleged to have use the phrase filho da puta - which translates as 'son of a whore' or 'son of a bitch' - in a confrontation with Riley at half-time in the FA Cup quarter-final draw with Tottenham on Sunday.
  
  Riley did not mention any incident in his report however and he told the FA there was nothing to pursue further.
  
  An FA spokesman said: 'We have spoken to the referee who has clarified that there is no issue for us to pursue.'
  
  Mourinho denied he intended to offend the match official.
  
  The Chelsea manager said: 'If you listen to me speaking I say the kind of word you mention 10 times in every 15 words.
  
  'If you have a microphone on the dugout, I say that during the game 20 times, easy. The word can be abusive if you understand it as an abusive word.
  
  'I tell the word to my players when I am not happy. I say it 50 times in a game, 50 times in training and I don't want to be offensive.
  
  'I can be emotional, but I am polite. I never want to be offensive with somebody.'
• used

  13 Mar 07, 12:44

  Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:

  I say it 50 times in a game, 50 times in training and I don't want to be offensive.
  
  

  bullsh!t
  he is plainly lying to cover up for himself
• SumOne

  14 Mar 07, 12:14

  Originally posted by used:

  bullsh!t
  he is plainly lying to cover up for himself

  I don't think so, it's quite typical of some guys. They curse and swear more at the situation rather than at anybody in particular. I have heard so many times a guy yells "son of a [female dog]" when something bad happens but it's never directed at any specific person.