7 Oct 2011

Mourinho gets two-match ban for eye poke

7:00 am on 7 October 2011

Real Madrid football coach Jose Mourinho has been given a two-match ban for poking Barcelona's assistant coach in the eye during August's Spanish Super Cup.

Tito Vilanova, Pep Guardiolas assistant, was given a one-match ban and both he and Mourinho were fined around $1,000.

Television cameras caught Mourinho jabbing his finger into Vilanova's eye during a huge scuffle between the two teams at the end of the Super Cup second leg, which Barcelona won.

Vilanova responded by cuffing the Portuguese round the back of the head.

A feet-first challenge from Real defender Marcelo on Barca new boy Cesc Fabregas sparked the melee and Marcelo, his German team-mate Mesut Ozil and Barca's Spanish international striker David Villa were all shown red cards.