Jose
Mourinho's stadium suspension has been activated after he admitted a
Football Association misconduct charge.
The Chelsea manager will be banned from attending his side's
Saturday
Night Football game at Stoke this weekend, a trip the champions make on
the back of one win in eight games.
Mourinho has also been fined £40,000 for his latest offence, a half-time
altercation with referee Jon Moss that saw him sent to the stands during a
2-1 defeat at West Ham last month.
The stadium ban was initially imposed as a suspended punishment for
post-match comments Mourinho made about referees after a home defeat to
Southampton on October 3.
The FA later released an independent panel's written reasons for that
verdict, which made it clear the severe sanction was imposed as a deterrent
after repeated rule breaches during Mourinho's second spell as Chelsea boss.
The Portuguese delivered a third Premier League in May, but the champions'
defence of their title has been hampered by a string of problems, on and off
the field, in the early months of the season.
Chelsea have lost six of their 11 league games and last month saw their
defence of the League Cup ended by Saturday's opponents Stoke.
The consequences of a public row with first-team doctor Eva Carneiro are
still being felt, while Diego Costa has joined his manager in hot water with
the FA,
Sky sources say Mourinho's job is not currently under threat, but he will
not now be able to affect events at Stoke on the day.
His assistant Silvino Louro, meanwhile, has had his own improper conduct
charge - also relating to a sending-off at West Ham - downgraded to a formal
warning.
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