Post by Taxigirl on Mar 23, 2005 8:50:14 GMT
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is expecting Uefa's disrepute charges against the club to be dismissed.
Mourinho, assistant Steve Clarke and official Les Miles were charged over claims against Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard and referee Anders Frisk.
Uefa accused them of making "unfounded allegations" following the Champions League tie at the Nou Camp.
But he told Portuguese television: "I have the expectation of complete dismissal, complete dismissal."
If found guilty, Chelsea could be warned, fined or thrown out of the Champions League.
However, Rijkaard says it would be wrong to kick the Blues out of the competition.
He said: "I don't want a sanction like that because these are two separate things - Mourinho's attitude and that of the club.
"My objective is that in the future these types of comments are stopped - those at first which appear not too serious but later a situation takes place as it did with Frisk and which is serious.
"It should be known that famous sports people can manipulate people that do not have sufficient intellect.
Mourinho said lawyers had told him not to comment but added that he would not change his behaviour.
"I have always been this way. Sincerely, I don't want to change and I want to finish up my career 12, 13 years from now at most, I want to finish it up this way.
"That is, to be loved by my own. And right now I am loved by the Chelsea fans and I don't worry hardly at all about other club's supporters. That's the way I am."
Uefa's Control and Disciplinary Body will hear Chelsea's case on 31 March.
The club, Mourinho, Clarke and security official Miles will be able to request personal hearings and, if they wish, can choose to be represented by lawyers at the disciplinary meeting in Nyon, Switzerland.
The charges are the culmination of an investigation by Uefa into events at the Nou Camp and Chelsea's subsequent allegations.
Following the match, which Barcelona won 2-1, Mourinho verbally attacked referee Anders Frisk and called for Pierluigi Collina to referee the second leg.
Frisk subsequently announced his retirement following death threats to him and his family.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is expecting Uefa's disrepute charges against the club to be dismissed.
Mourinho, assistant Steve Clarke and official Les Miles were charged over claims against Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard and referee Anders Frisk.
Uefa accused them of making "unfounded allegations" following the Champions League tie at the Nou Camp.
But he told Portuguese television: "I have the expectation of complete dismissal, complete dismissal."
If found guilty, Chelsea could be warned, fined or thrown out of the Champions League.
However, Rijkaard says it would be wrong to kick the Blues out of the competition.
He said: "I don't want a sanction like that because these are two separate things - Mourinho's attitude and that of the club.
"My objective is that in the future these types of comments are stopped - those at first which appear not too serious but later a situation takes place as it did with Frisk and which is serious.
"It should be known that famous sports people can manipulate people that do not have sufficient intellect.
Mourinho said lawyers had told him not to comment but added that he would not change his behaviour.
"I have always been this way. Sincerely, I don't want to change and I want to finish up my career 12, 13 years from now at most, I want to finish it up this way.
"That is, to be loved by my own. And right now I am loved by the Chelsea fans and I don't worry hardly at all about other club's supporters. That's the way I am."
Uefa's Control and Disciplinary Body will hear Chelsea's case on 31 March.
The club, Mourinho, Clarke and security official Miles will be able to request personal hearings and, if they wish, can choose to be represented by lawyers at the disciplinary meeting in Nyon, Switzerland.
The charges are the culmination of an investigation by Uefa into events at the Nou Camp and Chelsea's subsequent allegations.
Following the match, which Barcelona won 2-1, Mourinho verbally attacked referee Anders Frisk and called for Pierluigi Collina to referee the second leg.
Frisk subsequently announced his retirement following death threats to him and his family.