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Jose Mourinho resigns from the UEFA board after only two months.
Jose Mourinho has resigned from UEFA Football Board after just two months, with the ranting Roma boss unhappy with European football’s governing body.
The outspoken Portuguese was given the opportunity to join a group in April that had been founded by former AC Milan player Zvonimir Boban and former referee Roberto Rosetti, with the mission of bringing about constructive change.
However, after receiving a four-match suspension for his foul-mouthed outburst directed at Premier League match official Antony Taylor following Roma’s penalty shootout loss to Sevilla in the Europa League final, Mourinho has sensationally resigned from his position.
Mourinho has said in a letter sent to UEFA, which was not addressed to president Aleksandar Ceferin: “Dear Mr. Boban, in thanking you for the invitation you extended to me to be a member of the UEFA Football Board, I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will be renouncing to my participation in this group. The conditions which I so strongly believed in when I joined are no longer standing and I felt the obligation to take this decision. I kindly ask that you also communicate my decision to the President Mr. Aleksander Ceferin. Kind regards, Jose Mourinho.”
Mourinho was enraged with Taylor and his officials’ performance at a European tournament in Budapest, and was captured on camera calling the English referee a “f*cking disgrace.”
Mourinho received three red cards during the 2022-23 season as he clashed with Serie A referees on a regular basis, and a move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain has been mooted as he enters the final year of his contract in Italy.