66 m. ago The moments behind Jose Mourinho's 'racism' accusation: Rival club threatens manager with CRIMINAL proceedings for press conference jibe at Turkish derby policed by 30,000

Mourinho has landed himself in hot water after making the jibe about Galatasaray's bench, with the Turkish giants threatening legal action for his 'racist comments'.

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3 h. ago Jose Mourinho sparks pre Rangers racism storm as Galatasaray take legal action

The Portuguese boss could be in hot water ahead of next month's Europa League double-header with Rangers

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4 h. ago Galatasaray accuse Mourinho of ‘racist statements’ and vow to take legal action

Fenerbahce manager accused of ‘inhumane rhetoric’He criticised Galatasaray behaviour and Turkish refereesGalatasaray have accused José Mourinho of making “racist statements” and said they would initiate criminal proceedings against the Fenerbahce manager over his comments after their 0-0 Super Lig draw on Monday.Although it was not clear which statements Galatasaray were referring to, Mourinho said the home side’s bench had been “jumping like monkeys” and that the match would have been a disaster if a Turkish referee had been in charge. Monday’s game was refereed by the Slovenian Slavko Vincic after both clubs requested a foreign official take charge. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Jose Mourinho accused of ‘racist comments’ and top club vow ‘criminal proceedings’

Jose Mourinho has become embroiled in a racism row after the Fenerbahce boss was accused of making ‘racist comments’ by Galatasaray after a fierce Istanbul derby

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4 h. ago Galatasarary take legal action against Jose Mourinho alleging 'racist comments'

Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce drew 0-0 away to fierce Istanbul rivals Galatasaray on Monday in a Turkish Super Lig match embroiled with controversy

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4 d. ago How do we defend free speech – without falling prey to extremism? | Kenneth Roth

JD Vance says Europe should not shun far-right parties. He seems to have forgotten 1933, but hits a key conundrumIn his speech last week at the Munich Security Conference, JD Vance pressed European leaders to stop excluding extremist parties from government. Alluding in particular to Germany’s neo-Nazi Alternative for Germany, or AfD, he accused European leaders of “running in fear of your own voters”. The US vice-president underscored the point by then meeting with the AfD candidate for chancellor.In his view, these extremist parties should be welcomed into the mainstream because they reflect voters’ concern about migration. He evidently was not troubled that the AfD also has a history of using Nazi rhetoric, making racist and antisemitic comments and plotting to overthrow the German government. Continue reading...

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