Roma boss Jose Mourinho labelled English referee Anthony Taylor a 'f***ing disgrace' for 'bull****' decisions and confronted him while he tried to leave the Puskas Arena in an extraordinary row after the Europa League final that saw Sevilla win the title for the 7th time.
It was a heartbreaking night for Roma fans after Jose Mourinho's men suffered a 4-1 defeat on penalties against Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League final at Budapest's Puskas Arena on Wednesday. Sevilla won the title for a record seventh time in the last 18 years, thus, becoming the most successful team in the competition. And Roma boss Mourinho, popularly known as 'the special one' was consumed with the horror of the shock defeat and was left fuming over a rare defeat in a European competition final.
The winning goal from Sevilla that knocked out Jose Mourinho ( The special One) and Roma from the
Peter Drury deserves countless awards for his oratory masterpiece 😩 pic.twitter.com/OuWg2NCWDo
Gonzalo Montiel scored the game-winning penalty for Sevilla in the Europa League final, defeating Mourinho's Roma five months after converting the winning penalty in the World Cup final. After the game ended 1-1 after extra time, the Argentina international sent Roma goalkeeper Rui Patrcio the wrong way with his retaken penalty to seal a 4-1 victory in the shootout. Mourinho wanted to protect his record of never losing a final in a European competition, but failed to do so.
As Sevilla players celebrated on the field, a dejected Mourinho was spotted throwing his silver runners-up medal into the crowd and later was also seen losing his cool over referee Athony Taylor.
"F***ing disgrace man, it's a f***ing disgrace," Mourinho fumed, before switching to swear at the official in Italian. "F*** off," he continued.
Mourinho then approaches the mini-bus taking the referee away from the stadium where he snipes: "Congratulations, you f***ing disgrace," before trudging off to the team bus.
It is not the first time Mourinho has sought out a referee after a match. In 2012, the Portuguese was accused of waiting for the referee following Real Madrid's Spanish Cup exit to Barcelona in the underground car park at the Nou Camp.
Jose Mourinho doesn't do silver 🥈 pic.twitter.com/V47iLgIbir
— Winnerpool (@WinnerpoolLFC)José Mourinho: "The truth is that we are all very sad, with or without crying the truth is this. We will get home dead of tiredness and dead because of tonight's unfair refereeing display."
"Great game, great final, intense, gritty, vibrant, but the referee seemed Spanish." pic.twitter.com/s8KovqWzbo
Mourinho going nuclear on Anthony Taylor ☢️ pic.twitter.com/p0UHgT4B8m
— Nima Tavallaey Roodsari (@NimaTavRood)Mourinho on the penalty shootout: “[referee Anthony] Taylor and the VAR were afraid something might happen at the end there so they decided to let them win it quickly” pic.twitter.com/vPDTNCUuZK
— Patrick Kendrick (@patrickendrick)Throughout the game, Taylor was obliged to issue numerous yellow cards, and the final was characterised by frequent bench protests from both teams. The Roma players were shocked that Erik Lamela did not receive a second yellow for a cynical foul late in the game before scoring in the shootout. Much to their anger, requests for penalties were also denied. Taylor's performance in the championship match was criticised by Mourinho, who received a booking in the last seconds of extra time.
"Next year we won't be playing the Champions League and that's a good thing because we're not made for it," he said. "And let's hope that Taylor, only officiates games in the Champions League and does the same bull**** there that he did tonight, and not in the Europa League."
In the final, six Sevilla players and seven Roma players received yellow cards, a record for the Europa League championship game. During the game, Taylor had also issued yellow cards to Mourinho and other Roma bench players. The 60-year-old has received five cautions this season, which means he will miss Roma's last game. He has been dismissed three times in Serie A.
As for Sevilla, the team also won the competition in 2006, 2007, '14, '15, '16, and '20, securing a spot in next season's Champions League. The Spanish club has yet to lose a final it has played in either the Europa League or its precursor, the UEFA Cup.
It was written in the stars. ✨
7️⃣ times, 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑴𝑷𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺. ⚪️🔴
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😆 SAY IT AGAIN! ⚪️🔴
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It had appeared like Sevilla's season would be remembered for being near to the Spanish league's relegation zone and already out of the Champions League at one point. But it was evidently not yet over. When José Luis Mendilibar, a new coach, was hired, things immediately improved.
Prior to the championship game, Mourinho had won more European championships than Mendilibar had played in overall competition games. Since joining Sevilla just two months ago, the 62-year-old Mendilibar's career is at its pinnacle.
José Luis Mendilibar is the only manager to EVER defeat Jose Mourinho in a European final 😱
What an accomplishment 👏 pic.twitter.com/zQV96tXw2Q
Mendilibar took over as Sevilla's third coach this year in March after Jorge Sampaoli, the former Argentina coach, was fired with the team only two points above the La Liga drop zone. His team is currently one point off seventh place heading into this weekend's championship round after losing just two of its last 11 league games.
Mourinho casts doubt over Roma future after Europa League loss
Mourinho also casted doubts over his future at the Giallorossi after Sevilla's emphatic win over Roma in the grand finale. “I’m going on vacation on Monday, if we have time to talk before Monday we’ll decide, otherwise we’ll do it later. I have to fight for these guys, I can’t say objectively that I’m staying," the Roma boss noted.
The Portuguese further stated: “I’m a serious man. I told the owners that as soon as any club contacted me they would be the first to know. In December, I spoke to the club because I had the situation related to the Portugal bench. I haven’t talked about it since then. because there hasn’t been any more contact. I still have a year on my contract with Roma, this is the situation.”
José Mourinho: “My future? I will go on holiday on Monday. We will speak. I told the owners that I’ll let them know first in case I will open talks with another club”. 🇵🇹
“I told the club when Portugal called me in December for NT job… as of now, no other clubs called me”. pic.twitter.com/wuqEMIpX0m
Mourinho: “I want to stay at AS Roma but my players deserve more… and I also deserve more”. 🚨🇵🇹
“I’m really tired to be manager, head of communication, face of the club going to stay we’ve been robbed…”.
“I want to stay but with right conditions to give my best”. pic.twitter.com/ubEMg08o0Z
Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with a move for Mourinho and contact is said to have already been made. There was previously talk of the fact that he would leave Roma, if they don’t qualify for the Champions League and they haven’t now.
Meanwhile, Twitter exploded with several reactions over Mourinho's shock defeat in a European competition final:
Mourinho was robbed. pic.twitter.com/hjJ8fuwNS8
— Mikael Madridista (@MikaelMadridsta)If Mourinho had won today, nothing we won’t have heard from his boys 😂
“Give Pep Roma & he won’t win anything, Mourinho won the Europa League”
“Mourinho can WIN anywhere, Pep only wins where anybody can win”
Thank you Sevilla from saving us from noise 🥹🥹
Throwback: Pep Kissing UCL runners up medal 🏅 https://t.co/llERoJcFjd pic.twitter.com/VwSWKLXE9k
— FCB Zone ©️ (@LeoMessiFanpa12)People praise this behavior and call it winner's mentality, but I'll never buy it. Failure has to be a part of the process. Don't teach people not to respect failure, they should. Mourinho doesn't. Very crass from someone so well respected. https://t.co/dn68hOpg3A
— zErrRo FuGazZiiii!!!!!! (@TheWaleAgbede)Bono and Sevilla saved TL from those cringy Mourinho “Aura” edits😭😭❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/m0Cqr20vXO
— K 🕊️ (@Aryafooty)Mourinho’s Roma spend: €140m
Mendilibar’s Sevilla spend: €0m
What Mendilibar has done with this Sevilla team tonight is greater than anything Mourinho has done in his career.
he has every right to call him that, man got robbed so bad https://t.co/irWLbyXQo9
— 𝐻𝒶𝓁𝒻 𝐵𝑜𝓎𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹 🔴 (@Ibrvheeem_)Daylight robbery https://t.co/Vz9eaEAyJI
— Boogeyman🦅 (@abchiroma__)“Mourinho has never lost a European final” pic.twitter.com/GlUSbKF0hS
— BeksFCB (@Joshua_Ubeku)It happened again, i feel for Mourinho manpic.twitter.com/oaHImvolF6
— Dr Yash (@YashRMFC)