Mourinho confirms he won't contest FA charge after being sent to the stands against Cardiff

Jose Mourinho has confirmed he will not contest the FA’s improper conduct charge which followed his dismissal from the touchline during Chelsea’s 4-1 win against Cardiff on Saturday.

Mourinho will be fined £8,000 and will be back on the touchline for Sunday’s clash with Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.

Asked after his team’s 3-0 win away to Schalke if he planned to fight the charge, the Chelsea boss said: 'No. For me, there are two important things. One thing is what the referee wrote in his report, which I read. And he is honest and fair.

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'What he wrote is exactly what happened and is exactly why I didn’t understand why I went to the stands, and it is exactly why the punishment is justified and the other thing is not to be suspended from the next match.

'What the referee wrote is the truth. I was not offensive or aggressive, I didn’t use offensive words. I just had a bit of a disagreement.

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'In the game, it can be resolved with a: ‘Shut up and sit down.’

 You don’t need to send me to the stands. But the referee was honest with what he wrote, so I accept the fine and, against Manchester City, I can work.'

Mourinho was ordered to the stands after leaving his technical area to extend an argument with referee Anthony Taylor.

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He explained he was angry because in his view Cardiff had been time-wasting throughout the game but Taylor had ordered Branislav Ivanovic to hurry up with a throw-in, soon after Chelsea had gone 2-1 up.

On the eve of last night’s game in Germany, Mourinho accused Cardiff manager Malky Mackay of ripping off the fans with his time-wasting tactics.