Jose Mourinho: Most Memorable Red Cards Received by Managers as Roma Boss Gets Sent Off

Jose Mourinho: Most Memorable Red Cards Received by Managers as Roma Boss Gets Sent Off

Fred Kennedy
updated at October 24, 2023 at 8:46 AM
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  • Football managers get sent off during matches for different disciplinary actions
  • Jose Mourinho was red-carded over the weekend for taunting a rival manager in the Serie A
  • Arsene Wenger and Diego Simeone are among the other top managers who have previously been red-carded

AS Roma boss, Jose Mourinho was the major talking point over the weekend in the Serie A after he was sent off during his side's clash against against Monza.

The Portuguese manager was handed his marching orders for taunting the opposite manager, Raffaele Palladino.

Referee Antonio Rapuano shows the red card to Roma boss Jose Mourinho during the match between Roma and Torino at the Stadio Olimpico. Photo by Massimo Insabato.
Referee Antonio Rapuano shows the red card to Roma boss Jose Mourinho during the match between Roma and Torino at the Stadio Olimpico. Photo by Massimo Insabato.
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According to The Mirror, Mourinho mocked Monza’s bench by saying: “You talk a lot and then you cry.”

His antics caught the referee's attention, leaving him with no choice but to send the former Chelsea and Manchester United boss off.

Mourinho's red card will now see him miss his side's clash against his former side, Inter Milan.

Incidentally, this was not the first time the Roma tactician has encountered disciplinary challenges, having been sent off on three occasions last season.

While managers getting sent off for different disciplinary actions is a rare occurrence, it does happen.

Sports Brief takes a look at the top six most memorable moments of managers being red-carded.

6. Eduardo Berizzo in the Champions League

Back in 2017, Berizzo was handed marching orders at Anfield while in charge of Sevilla during a Champions League clash.

The tactician was sent off for throwing the ball away not once but twice.

5. David Moyes for Real Sociedad

The West Ham boss was sent off while he was Real Sociedad manager, in what was one of the major highlights of his stint at the club.

Moyes went on to feast on a fan's crisps in the stands.

4. Diego Simeone vs. Malaga

The Atletico Madrid manager became the talking point after he attempted to stop Malaga from launching a counterattack by throwing another ball into play.

3. Rudi Garcia for Roma

Unhappy with a decision by a referee to give Juventus a penalty against his Roma side, the tactician taunted the referee by playing an imaginary violin.

His actions earned him a red card, per Planet Football.

2. Jose Mourinho for Chelsea

Jose Mourinho is no stranger to getting red cards.

At one time, during his stint as Chelsea boss, the Portuguese was sent off for remonstrating with the fourth official throughout his side's clash against Cardiff.

1. Arsene Wenger vs. Man United

Back in 2009, the former Arsenal boss was ordered to leave the touchline at Old Trafford as his side were beaten in a top-of-the-table Premier League clash by Manchester United.

Wenger lost his cool after referee Mike Dean had refused a stoppage-time equaliser by Robin van Persie because William Gallas was offside.

Mourinho's comment on Europa League final

Sports Brief reported on Mourinho's audacious claim about last season's final as his team regrouped for another attempt to win the competition.

Roma lost the final under controversial conditions to Sevilla in Budapest last season, and the Special One insists his team did not lose the game and that he'd continue to hold on to that claim.

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