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Jose Mourinho suggests he could quit European football after Fenerbahce red card

Jose Mourinho suggests he could quit European football after Fenerbahce red card

Jose Mourinho has suggested that he might have to stop managing teams in European competitions after being sent off in Fenerbahce's Europa League clash with Manchester United.

The Special One was sent to the stands in Thursday's (24.10.24) match, which finished in a 1-1 draw, and he suggested that he may have to leave UEFA competitions behind in protest at what he feels is unfair treatment from the governing body.

Mourinho told reporters: "I think the best thing I have to do is, when I leave Fenerbahce, I go to a club that doesn't play UEFA competitions.

"So if any club in England, from the bottom of the table, needs a coach in two years, I'm ready to go.

"And I don't want to say anything more about it. I want to speak about the game. We played absolutely fantastic against a team, in theory, from a superior level. We played fantastic."

Mourinho also rubbished claims that he could appeal against his sending off.

The Fenerbahce coach said: "If I appeal, I will get six months' ban, so there is nothing to do.

"Since Sevilla-Roma final (in the 2023 Europa League), there is nothing to do. It is what it is.

"That's why I say if the future is maybe better without European competitions, so I don't get upset. It is what it is."

Mourinho was proud of his team's performance against United despite the Red Devils' current struggles.

He said: "They got a point against us, not us against them.

"We played amazing. If we play like this in the Turkish league we destroy everything because of course we played against a team with superior level than us. The Premier League has more quality, more intensity and more everything."

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