Overview

• Fenerbahçe announced Mourinho’s departure two days after a play-off loss to Benfica ended their bid for the Champions League, sending the club into the Europa League.
• The club issued a brief statement thanking Mourinho for his work without detailing the reasons for the decision.
• Turkish media reported that public criticism of transfer policy and friction with the board weighed on the decision to dismiss him.
• Mourinho leaves without a trophy after finishing second to Galatasaray last season and overseeing 62 matches with 37 wins, 14 draws and 11 defeats.
• His tenure featured repeated disciplinary flashpoints, including bans for remarks about referees and a three-match suspension for grabbing Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk’s nose.