Jose Mourinho Throws Away His Losers Medal After Losing Europa League To Sevilla

Jose Mourinho threw his runners-up medal into the crowd seconds after receiving it on May 31. Mourinho was on the losing end after his AS Roma side lost the Europa League final to Sevilla at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.

A Gianluca Mancini own goal cancelled out Paulo Dybala’s strike in the first half, with the two teams requiring penalty shootouts to separate them.

Jose Mourinho, AS Roma, Puskas Arena, Europa League final, Sevilla, Anthony Taylor — Jose Mourinho throws away his runners-up medal to a fan after losing the Europa League final to Sevilla on May 31. Photo by Jonathan Moscrop.
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Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved Mancini’s spot-kick while Roger Ibanez hit the bar to ensure that Sevilla maintained their perfect record in the Europa League final.

It was the first time that Mourinho had lost a European final and the Portuguese manager was, as expected, not impressed about it. Bizarre scenes rocked the medal awarding ceremony when Mourinho broke ranks with his team and went for his medal alone.

The 60-year-old left his team behind and rushed to the podium to pick his silver medal even before the match officials could be feted. As soon as the medal was hung around his neck, ‘the Special One’ removed it and made a beeline for down the tunnel.

He was then spotted throwing his medal away, which was caught by a young fan in the stands. UEFA officials led by President Aleksander Čeferin then gave the medals to match officials before the rest of the AS Roma squad followed.

Mourinho lashes out at Anthony Taylor

Sports Brief has also reported that Mourinho was spotted hurling obscenities at match referee Anthony Taylor. Mourinho was far from unhappy with some of the decisions made by the English referee.

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A video has now surfaced online where Mourinho is heard shouting expletives. The insults are said to have been directed at Anthony Taylor and his team.

Premier League referee Taylor made a couple of controversial decisions during the game. He first awarded a penalty to Sevilla after Luis Ocampos had been brought down. However, after a VAR review, he rescinded the decision.