Fenerbahce’s manager Jose Mourinho has responded to comments made by Victor Osimhen’s injured strike partner at Galatasaray following a controversial penalty decision at the weekend.
Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho has responded to Mauro Icardi, a striker for rival Galatasaray, currently sidelined due to injury after Icardi called him “The Crying One” amidst ongoing controversy over refereeing decisions in the Turkish Super Lig.
Mourinho has been critical of Super Lig referees this season and recently took to social media to post an image appearing to show Galatasaray defender Davinson Sanchez handling the ball in the penalty area during a match.
 "'I am not the special one' - Jose Mourinho admits as he calls Osimhen's partner a goat 1")
Fenerbahce’s vicious attack on Galatasaray has caused the Turkish Super Lig to be embroiled in yet another scandal.
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 "'I am not the special one' - Jose Mourinho admits as he calls Osimhen's partner a goat 2")
The recent walk-off during Galatasaray’s match against Adana Demirspor has caused serious problems for the reigning champions’ reputation
In response to this, Icardi referenced Mourinho’s self-proclaimed “Special One” title by calling him “The Crying One” and posting an image of an alleged handball by a Fenerbahce player that was not penalised.
Mourinho addressed Icardi’s comments by stating: “In relation to the comments or the [social media] posts of Icardi, Icardi is a GOAT.”
Jose Mourinho replies Icardi
“I refuse to comment on a GOAT’S words. He’s too big, I do not comment,” Mourinho said in a video shared by Sky Sports on TikTok.
Speaking further, Mourinho added; “I am sure that I am a special one, not the special one… With 25 years of career and with 26 titles and not with one match. There is not one match to define my career. My career is a career of 25 years.”
Icardi responds to Mourinho via Instagram stories
This exchange is the latest in a series of events where Mourinho has publicly criticised the standard of officiating in the Turkish league, even describing it as “toxic” and full of “scandal”.
After a controversial victory by Galatasaray over Goztepe, Mourinho stated, “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.”
Mauro Icardi celebrates another goal for Galatasaray | Imago
He also said, “Yesterday, everyone was saying the same thing – scandal, scandal, scandal… I learned a new word.”
The latest war of words comes on the hill of another officiating scandal involving Galatasaray, who watched their visitors walk away following another penalty decision in favour of the Lions.
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