José Mourinho fined and banned for pinching rival manager’s nose

Incident took place after Fenerbahce’s Turkish Cup loss
Galatasaray coach collapsed on pitch holding his face

José Mourinho has been banned for three matches and fined around £6,000 for grabbing the nose of the Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk after Wednesday’s dramatic Istanbul derby.

Mourinho, coach of Fenerbahce, approached Buruk at the end of the Turkish Cup quarter-final in the wake of a mass scuffle, and was seen on camera pinching Buruk, who fell to the ground clutching his face.

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