Jose Mourinho has branded refereeing in the Turkish Super Lig a "scandal" and claimed the league is "toxic" during a press conference rant.

Galatasaray claimed a controversial 2-1 victory over Goztepe over the weekend, with the visitors feeling unfairly treated by officials during the match.

It prompted Goztepe to release a statement in the aftermath of the game, calling for a "temporary foreign referee system to be established immediately".

Fenerbahce, who sit second in the Super Lig, eight points behind Galatasaray, then claimed a 2-1 win over Hatayspor, with Mourinho choosing to weigh in on the debate during his post-match press conference.

"The only thing I can say is that after 25 years as a coach, and 35 in football, 10 as an assistant, I have never seen anything similar to this," he said.

"It has a dimension that goes above anything that is understandable.

"I don't think this is a situation where a club, a single club, a fighter, is going to destroy a system which is very strong and is in place.

 

 

 

 

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"Everyone was saying the same thing – scandal, scandal, scandal... I learned a new word [in Turkish]. Scandal, scandal, scandal, but I think some of you like it. In this country, many people like it.

"Even the winners like it, which is the worst thing of all, because to win at any cost and in this way is the worst thing.

"Nothing to say about the player commitment. In terms of the trust... the feeling is that something is toxic. We feel it, obviously we feel it, and I think the opposition feels [it]."

It is not the first time Mourinho has hit out at refereeing in the Super Lig, saying Fenerbahce had to "fight the opponents and the system" and claiming the VAR was "man of the match" after a dramatic win in November.