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Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho given yellow card for bizarre stunt in latest Fenerbahce drama

Jose Mourinho
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Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is continuing to make headlines from his antics in the dugout. His time as Fenerbahce head coach is no different after his latest showing at the Turkish Super League giants.

The Portuguese tactician was left outraged by the decision to disallow Edin Dzeko's strike against Antalyaspor. Mourinho was left so aggrieved that the referee halted play with 13 minutes remaining following the contentious decision to chalk off, what would've been, a second goal for Fenerbahce.

The former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur placed a laptop, with a still image of Dzeko in an onside position in the build-up to the goal, in front of a television camera. Cihan Aydin rushed over to caution Mourinho, who was left slumped in his chair in disbelief over the decision.

Dzeko's effort proved to be immaterial as Thalisson scored an own-goal just two minutes later to complete the scoring and secure a 2-0 win for Fenerbahce, taking them up to second in the league - three points behind fierce rivals Galatasaray.

It's the latest flashpoint in an already incident-packed stint in Turkey for Mourinho. Only last week did the 'Special One' launch a fierce rant after failing to attend the post-match press conference following their 3-1 defeat to their rivals on Saturday.

"I have never avoided a press conference in my 24-year career," the 61-year-old said to reporters on Wednesday." I have never been afraid of journalists and their questions.

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"The coach who plays away goes first. It's normal to be free [waiting], but there are limits. "I waited 70 minutes and even after that I couldn't go, because his press conference continued. I can't wait 70, 75 or 80 minutes for a press conference.

It had nothing to do with the result - just with something that is or isn't correct. The same will happen in the next game, I'll go to the flash interview straight after the game, because that's the logic of flash interviews.

"It's not 20 minutes after the game, it's straight after. Then you wait 15 minutes, half-an-hour is normal. 70 minutes? Sorry, but that's disrespectful! If anyone felt disrespected, then it was me."