10 unforgettable Jose Mourinho moments

#4 “Enemy of football”

Mourinho wrongly accused Rijkaard of entering the referee's dressing room at halftime

What is a common theme throughout Mourinho’s career is an ongoing battle with Barcelona. Mourinho actually spent a number of years at Barcelona in his younger years, working as a translator for Bobby Robson, while he also played a role as a coach. But things turned sour with the Spanish club when he took his Chelsea side there in the Champions League round of 16 in 2005.

Chelsea lost the first leg 2-1, but the big story came off the pitch. Mourinho wrongly claimed that Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard had visited referee Anders Frisk at halftime, and said he wasn’t “surprised” when Didier Drogba was sent off. Mourinho was fined £8,900, and given a two-match touchline ban, while the head of UEFA’s referees committee, Volker Roth, declared that Mourinho was an “enemy of football”.