Jose Mourinho calls Anthony Taylor a ‘fucking disgrace’ as he clashes with the referee in the parking lot

Jose Mourinho was livid with referee Anthony Taylor - REUTERS

Jose Mourinho was livid with referee Anthony Taylor – REUTERS

Jose Mourinho clashed with England referee Anthony Taylor in a car park on Wednesday night, calling it a “fucking disgrace” after his Roma side lost the Europa League final to Sevilla.

Mourinho was seen in a clip shared by Sportitalia lambasting the referee for his “bulls —” decisions as Taylor attempted to leave Budapest’s Puskas Arena.

Roma lost 4-1 on penalties but Mourinho was particularly unhappy with Taylor’s 14 cards in the match, a record for a European final.

After accusing Taylor of ‘looking Spanish’, the Roma manager can be seen in the video approaching the match officials minibus and shouting ‘F—ing disgrace man, it’s a f—ing disgrace’ before then switching to Italian to again berate Taylor.

He added: “Congratulations, you f—ing disgrace…F—off.”

Sevilla once again worked their European magic to lift the trophy for a record seventh time, handing Mourinho their first defeat in six European finals.

An unspectacular game ended 1-1 after extra time, but Sevilla beat the Italians in the shootout, with Gonzalo Montiel firing the winning spot-kick home, just as he did for Argentina in the World Cup final against France.

Half an hour of game stoppage

It was a tense and moody final from the start on Wednesday, with both benches regularly protesting Taylor’s decisions and the referee was forced to add nearly 30 minutes of stoppage time.

The Roma bench were furious that Erik Lamela didn’t receive a second yellow card for a foul and their anger was compounded when the former Tottenham winger scored in the shoot-out.

Mourinho was warned towards the end of extra time and later accused Taylor of ‘looking Spanish’.

“Next year we won’t be playing the Champions League and that’s a good thing because we’re not cut out for it,” Mourinho told reporters.

“And let’s hope Taylor only referees Champions League games and does the same bull—-there he did tonight, and not in the Europa League.”

“It was an intense and vibrant game with a referee who looked Spanish. It was yellow, yellow, yellow all the time.

Mourinho was warned by Taylor towards the end of extra time - GETTY IMAGES

Mourinho was warned by Taylor towards the end of extra time – GETTY IMAGES

Roma coach risks getting in trouble with UEFA - GETTY IMAGES

Roma coach risks getting in trouble with UEFA – GETTY IMAGES

Roma defender Diego Llorente echoed his manager, adding: “Today, in all the questionable episodes, the yellow cards…the referee whistled in favor of Sevilla.”

“I’m surprised because he’s an international referee with a great reputation.”

Sevilla’s Europa League pedigree

Sevilla, the undisputed kings of the Europa League, have now won all seven finals played in the competition and are familiar with the drama of the occasion, having seen their opponents score first in the last four finals.

Paulo Dybala put Roma ahead with a 35th-minute counterattack but Sevilla then took control of the game and found the equalizer with a 55th-minute Mancini own goal.

Sevilla dominated the game after that, but Roma had the best chances from counterattacks and set pieces, including a Chris Smalling header that hit the crossbar in the 10th minute of added time.

Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was their hero in the shootout, saving penalties from Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez while the Spaniards were impeccable in their own execution, scoring their first four.

He fell – twice – to Montiel to score the winning kick in the shootout.

The defender had missed his first effort but was given a reprieve when Roma keeper Rui Patricio was deemed by VAR to have come off the line too early and he got it right with his second, sparking jubilant celebrations.

Sevilla's Gonzalo Montiel scored the winning penalty and led the celebrations - GETTY IMAGES

Sevilla’s Gonzalo Montiel scored the winning penalty and led the celebrations – GETTY IMAGES

Gonzalo Montiel of Sevilla celebrates victory with a big drum after the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League Final match between Sevilla FC and AS Roma at Puskas Arena on May 31, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary - GETTY IMAGES
Gonzalo Montiel of Sevilla celebrates victory with a big drum after the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League Final match between Sevilla FC and AS Roma at Puskas Arena on May 31, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary – GETTY IMAGES

Mourinho had never lost a European final until Wednesday, having led Roma to the inaugural Europa Conference League title last year, becoming the first manager to win every European trophy.

The defeat was clearly a painful experience for the Portuguese who handed his runners-up medal to a fan in the stand after the presentation.

“That’s what I did, I don’t want silver medals. I don’t keep the silver medals, so I gave them away,” he told Movistar.

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