Mourinho fined £50,000 by FA

Jose Mourinho has been fined £50,000 by the Football Association for comments made about match officials.

The Chelsea manager has also been given a suspended one-match stadium ban after claiming that officials were “afraid” to award his team penalties.

The ban will be enforced if he repeats the offence within the next year. [phone][/phone]

He made the comments after referee Robert Madley did not award Chelsea a spot-kick during their recent 3-1 home defeat against Southampton.

Speaking after the game, Mourinho said the Blues were “always punished” by officials because “there is always a question mark” from the media.

“If the Football Association wants to punish me they can. They don’t punish other managers,” he added.