Jose Mourinho called referee Anthony Taylor a ‘f****** disgrace’ in a car park after Roma were beaten by Sevilla in the Europa League final.
A hot-tempered 1-1 draw was eventually decided on penalties as the Spanish side extended their record number of Europa League triumphs to seven with a 4-1 win in the shootout.
Roma boss Mourinho lost a European final for the first time in his managerial career following five previous victories – and he was left outraged by English official Taylor’s performance.
The Premier League referee dished out 13 yellow cards – a record for a European final – and also booked members of the Roma bench, including Mourinho.
The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager waited for Taylor in the Puskas Arena car park and delivered an x-rated rant to his face.
“F****** disgrace man, it’s a f****** disgrace,” Mourinho fumed, before switching to swear at the official in Italian. “F*** off,” he continued.
Mourinho then approached the official’s bus and added: “Congratulations, you f****** disgrace.”
The Portuguese also used the press conference to vent his frustration, insisiting Taylor ‘seemed Spanish’ with the number of cards shown.
“Next year we won’t be playing the Champions League and that’s a good thing because we’re not made for it,” Mourinho 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.”
He contiued: “It was an intense, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish.
“It was yellow, yellow, yellow all the time.
“The injustice is shown by the fact Lamela should’ve had a second yellow, he didn’t, and he converted a penalty in the shootout.”
