Fenerbahce rejected Galatasaray’s statement last night as ‘pathetic defamation’ that Jose Mourinho accused of racism.
Gala said they would initiate legal proceedings against Mourinho for comments from the Portuguese after the 0-0 super lying between the sides yesterday.
FT | Galatasaray 0-0 Fenerbahce#Gsvfb pic.twitter.com/6orf6TB9KT
– Fenerbahce English (@fenerbahce_en) February 24, 2025
Although Galatasaray did not indicate to which comments were referred to their statement, reports from points of sale, including Turkish publication Fanatik, Mourinho as a contemptuous comments about the opposition coaching staff after the game.
“Everyone on the opposite bank jumped as monkeys on the player,” said Mourinho reportedly and accused Galatasaray of an attempt to earn a booking for the 19-year-old visiting defender Yusuf Akcicek, who received a rare start in one of the Most intense rivalry in world football.
Fener Label Gala’s approach as “completely malicious”
Feners interpretation of the comments was completely different from their arch rivals with their statement today with the lecture: “This statement has become necessary with regard to a subject on the agenda after the match between our team and Galatasaray played.
“A statement from our technical director José Mourinho after the competition was completely out of context and deliberately distorted, as every common sense can see and understand.
“These expressions, used by José Mourinho to describe the extreme reaction of the technical staff of the opposite team to the referee’s decisions during the match, cannot in any way be associated with racism.
“Trying to portray this discourse as racist is a completely malignant approach.
“We want to inform the public that we will exercise our legal rights with regard to this pathetic defamer that wants to get the competition out of the field, changes and manipulates the agenda.”
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The competition was referred by the Slovenian Slavko Vincic, a movement that was welcomed by Mourinho, who fought a war with Turkish officials since last year.
He said: “If it was a Turkish referee, he would have given a yellow card in the first minute [to Akcicek] And I should change him in the fifth minute. ‘
📌 Galatasaray SK club statement
Since the start of his management tasks in Türkiye, Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho has constantly issued derogatory explanations that are aimed at the Turkish people. Nowadays his discourse has escalated further than just immoral comments … pic.twitter.com/nrlsk9f4kt
– Galatasaray and (@Galatasaray) February 24, 2025
Gala to take legal action
Mourinho’s comments have led to a remarkable statement from Galatasaray, which stated: “Since the start of his management tasks in Turkey, Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho has constantly issued derogatory statements aimed at the Turkish people.
“Today his discourse has escalated further than just immoral comments in unambiguously inhuman rhetoric.
“We formally explain our intention to initiate a criminal procedure with regard to the racist statements of Jose Mourinho and submit official complaints accordingly to UEFA and FIFA.
“Furthermore, we will diligently perceive the attitude accepted by Fenerbahçe – an institution that claims to maintain” exemplary moral values ” – to the answer to the reprehensible behavior that their manager shows.”
Fenerbahce had an early Oguz Aydın strike excluded due to an error by Sebastian Szymanski on goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
The result leaves Mourinho’s side six points behind the ruling champions with 14 more league games for every club this season.
