Overview

• The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee stepped down after messages surfaced showing officials plotting to penalize Mourinho next season
• Leaked texts included statements such as “We will make him pay for this next season,” attributed to committee president Celal Nuri Demirturk
• Fenerbahce submitted an official request to the federation demanding a full investigation into what it described as a hostile mentality
• Since joining Fenerbahce in June 2024, Mourinho has finished second in the Super Lig with 84 points, 11 behind champions Galatasaray
• The episode caps a season marked by Mourinho’s criticism of referees, a lawsuit over alleged racist remarks with Galatasaray and a sideline altercation with rival manager Okan Buruk