A Spanish state commission that addresses violence and intolerance in sport has recommended the Real Madrid and Sporting Gijon coaches, Jose Mourinho and Manuel Preciado, are punished over last week`s row.
|Last Updated: Nov 19, 2010, 09:49 AM IST|Source: Bureau
Madrid: A Spanish state commission that addresses violence and intolerance in sport has recommended the Real Madrid and Sporting Gijon coaches, Jose Mourinho and Manuel Preciado, are punished over last week`s row.
Preciado was incensed by comments Mourinho made suggesting Gijon had not made a serious attempt to beat Barcelona earlier this season and said the Portuguese had shown a lack of respect.
He also made disparaging remarks about Mourinho at a news conference, prompting Real to release a statement before their match at the Molinon stadium in Gijon at the weekend condemning his comments.
Spain`s state commission against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport said after a meeting in Madrid on Thursday the row had risked creating a hostile atmosphere around the fixture, which Real won 1-0.
"In the light of articles published in certain media on the exchange of statements by the coaches ... the commission agreed they could have contributed to the creation of a hostile climate," said a statement posted on the website of the government sports council (www.csd.gob.es) on Thursday.
"The commission also believes that it is necessary to prevent this kind of situation happening again," the statement said, adding the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) had been asked to take appropriate disciplinary action against the pair.
Several La Liga coaches, including Villarreal`s Juan Carlos Garrido and Espanyol`s Mauricio Pochettino, backed Preciado, whom local media said clashed with Real officials as they were leaving the stadium after the match.
In a statement on their website (www.realmadrid.com) on Thursday, Real expressed their "profound opposition" to and "disappointment" with the commission`s ruling and director general Jorge Valdano called a news conference to address it.
Mourinho had made his comments in an effort to promote the "sporting spirit" that should be present in every match and to "keep the competition clean", the statement said.
Exaggerated Polemics
Valdano added: "Our coach made some comments putting across clear arguments whereas Preciado answered with defamatory remarks that were out of line.”
"It`s a big mistake to lump the two coaches together for their remarks.
"I sincerely believe that Mourinho replied putting his arguments in context which up to now have not been disproved.”
"We are a very big focus for the media and so is Mourinho. This can provoke exaggerated polemics around the personality of Mourinho and what Real Madrid represents."
Former Chelsea and Inter Milan manager Mourinho has been involved in several clashes with soccer officials during his career.
He had to watch the game in Gijon from the stands after he was sent from the bench during a King`s Cup match for verbally abusing the referee and banned for two matches.
An RFEF spokesman said the federation`s competition committee would meet next week to examine the case.
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