Amid Benfica row, Mourinho goes to the Human Rights Court | OneFootball

increasingly close to leaving Benfica, filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Turkey, claiming that his right to freedom of expression was violated during the period in which he managed Fenerbahçe.

According to information released by the body itself, the Portuguese coach submitted the case in March 2025, challenging the sanctions imposed on him by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) at the end of 2024, following statements and behavior deemed unsporting.

At the time, the TFF’s Disciplinary Board punished Mourinho with a one-match suspension and two fines totaling around 18,000 euros, justifying the decision with conduct directed at fans of an opposing team and members of the refereeing team.

In the submission presented to the ECHR, the coach argues that the case was not examined by an independent and impartial body. In addition, the Special One claims that the Turkish Federation’s decision was never formally communicated to him and that the sanctions amounted to a violation of his right to freedom of expression.

The court has already sent a set of questions to the Turkish Football Federation, thus moving the case forward. Meanwhile, Mourinho left Fenerbahçe in August last year, after just over one season at the Istanbul club, and signed for Benfica the following month, succeeding Bruno Lage as head coach of the Eagles.

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