Jose Mourinho: Didier Drogba says the former coach of Galatasaray is not a racist after charges from the Turkish club | Football news

Didier Drogba defended Jose Mourinho for racism accusations by Galatasaray in a message addressed to his former club.

Galatasaray intends to take legal action against Mourinho, the fenerbahce coach, after accusing their bench of “jumping like monkeys” during a horrifying match between Turkish championship opponents on Monday.

Tensions were high in accumulation through referee appointment, with Slovenian official Slavko Vincic designed by the Turkish Football Federation. Mourinho welcomed this move as a vocal critic of functioning in Turkey.

Fenerbahce vice president Acun Ilicali accused Galatasaray of handling the situation in an appearance Sky Sports newsWhile the Association insists that Mourinho’s words “can in no way relate to racism”.

Drogba, trained by Mourinho in Chelsea over two spells, tried to intervene in the dispute on Thursday as he wrote a message directly to Galatasaray supporters – the club he played in 2013/14.

“I’ve seen recent comments about Jose Mourinho,” Drogba wrote in a social media position.

“Believe me when I tell you that I have met Jose for 25 years and he is not a racist and the story (past and recent) is there to prove it. How can my” dad “be a racist?

He added: “You know how proud I was to wear the yellow and red jersey and my love for the most decorated club in Turkey! We all know how passionate and heated rivalries they can be and I am lucky enough to experience it.”

Former Drogba teammate Michael Essien also brought to Stamford Bridge during the Mourinho era, shared a picture of him and his former boss on Thursday in an obvious demonstration of support.

Essien also shared an old Mourinho video, saying he considers himself a father to the former Ghana Middle.

What are the categories from Galatasaray?

Galatasaray says Mourinho has “always” has made derogatory comments to the Turkish people since becoming a boss of Fenerbahce and claims his latest comments have escalated in “undoubtedly inhumane rhetoric”.

A statement from Galatasaray wrote: “Since the launch of its executives in Turkey, Fenerbahce’s director Jose Mourinho has persistently issued derogatory statements addressed to the Turkish people.

“Today, his speech has escaped beyond simple unethical comments in undoubtedly inhumane rhetoric.

“We are officially declaring our intention to launch criminal proceedings about Jose Mourinho’s racist statements and therefore we submit official complaints to UEFA and FIFA. The moral values ​​- in response to the condemnable behavior manifested by their director.”

What did Mourinho say after the game?

Mourinho said in his press conference after the match: “I went to the referee’s dressing room after the game.

“If they are really (galatasaray), really good, if they want to be an example” we’re good, we’re strong, we are the champions. We want to show how good we are, “they have to ask for foreign referees of every match.

“But when the referees are strangers, the UEFA Cup – go home, against us at home – a shot on the target, but if they are good and they really believe in themselves and in their power, they will have to ask the federation.

“We thank the referee because after the great dive in the first minute and their bench jumps like monkeys on top of the child, with a Turkish referee, the child would have a yellow card after a minute and after five minutes would have had a change.

Vincic showed seven yellow cards during the race and had to temporarily suspend the game after the flares were thrown into the stands.

How did Fenerbahce reply?

Fenerbahce published their statement on Tuesday, where the club accused Galatasaray of being “malicious” with their intention to depict Mourinho as a racist.

“This statement has become necessary on a subject on the agenda after the match he played between our football team and Galatasaray,” the statement said.

“A statement made by our technical director Jose Mourinho after the race was completely removed from the framework and attempted to deform it deliberately.

“As any reasonable person can see and understand. These statements used by Jose Mourinho to describe the excessive reaction of the opponent’s technical staff to referee decisions during the match can in no way be linked to racism .

“Trying to visualize this statement as a racist is a completely malicious approach.

“We would like to inform the public that we will use our legal rights about this miserable slander to take competition from the sector, change the agenda and handle it.”