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FA left in a spin over Mourinho's sending-off(選錄)
By Christopher Davies
(Filed: 01/03/2005)
As the Football Association weigh up whether to charge Chelsea manager
Jose Mourinho for his touchline expulsion during the Carling Cup final
against Liverpool there was conflicting evidence last night surrounding
his removal from the technical area.
Fourth official Phil Crossley said he instigated Mourinho's dismissal
in conjunction with the police, a claim which was denied by both the
Football League and South Wales Police.
The FA said they were concerned only with the contents of referee
Steve Bennett's report in deciding whether Mourinho faces disciplinary
action, yet doubts emerged about the legality of the "sending-off" which
could make an FA charge difficult.
Mourinho initially said a policeman was responsible for his departure but the
"policeman" was in fact Jim Ashworth, the head of the national group of
referees who was in close contact with Crossley.
A police spokesman said: "None of our officers was involved in anything that
happened to Mr Mourinho." The Football League confirmed there had been no
direct police involvement in the Chelsea manager's removal from the touchline.
A League spokesman said: "The decision to ask Jose Mourinho to leave the
technical area came from the match officials and was initiated by the
fourth official,Phil Crossley.
"The match referee, Steve Bennett, was aware of what was happening on the
touchline and was content that it was being dealt with correctly."
But this appears to contradict law five that states that only the referee
has the authority to "take action against team officials . . . and expel
them from the field of play and its immediate surrounds".
Crossley said: "I've sent my report to the FA about what went on. It was a
decision I took, in conjunction with the police and the security officer.
Once he [Mourinho] had vacated the technical area, I went to retrieve him
and I felt he had to leave because by the time I'd got there he had incited
the supporters. When I got back with him, the police were waiting with the
security officer in the technical area. It was a culmination of all three
of us but I had my mind made up that he had to vacate the technical area.
希望這次能全身而退,
我懷疑這Crossley和警察是不是.....嗯....算了:P
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