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Following the "disgraceful" treatment of Anthony Taylor during Wednesday's Europa League final, Jose Mourinho should be banned from coaching and Roma should be excluded from all European competitions.
during Taylor's insults during Roma's penalty shootout loss to Sevilla, Martin Cassidy, chief executive of Ref Support UK, an organisation dedicated to supporting referees, had this opinion.
Following a heated 1-1 draw in Budapest, Roma manager Mourinho was extremely critical of Taylor's performance as Sevilla won a record-extending seventh Europa League title via penalties.
During the game, 13 players received cautions, and Gonzalo Montiel converted his game-winning penalty on his second try after Rui Patricio was penalized for encroaching on the field after originally saving it.
After the game, Mourinho was spotted screaming obscenities at Taylor, and when the English official and his family were at the Budapest Airport, Giallorossi fans accosted them.
Cassidy addressed the severe sanctions he wants to see imposed on coaches who mistreat officials in an interview with Stats Perform.
To determine if they could revoke their coaching badges, Cassidy stated, "I'd be interested to speak to the legal staff in UEFA and FIFA."
"Remove it from them. 'I'm sorry, we're going to suspend your badge; you can't coach at that level,' you should say. Let's see what happens with that.Obviously, this will lead to significant legal issues. However, let's put measures in place to signal that a stadium ban is ineffective for you.
Let's truly hurt you by removing your coaching privileges and suspending your coaching credential. All done.
Cassidy contends that Mourinho's actions are being imitated by lower-level coaches and that his club ought to be expelled from Europe or docked points for the upcoming season.
"It's just disgraceful," he continued. How many opportunities does this guy [Mourinho] want before a national governing body, UEFA, or FIFA takes appropriate action against him?When a young referee is in the middle of a game and small mini-Mourinhos are on the sidelines acting out those antics, this behavior of his becomes evident at the grassroots level.
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