Jose Mourinho, the manager of Roma, has resigned from the UEFA football board, according to ESPN.
His decision comes less than two days after the European Football Federation handed Mourinho a four-match ban for verbally abusing referee Anthony Taylor following last month’s Europa League final.
Sevilla defeated Roma in a penalty shootout after the game ended 1-1 after 120 minutes.
Following the game, video emerged of Mourinho approaching Taylor and yelling expletives at him outside the stadium.
Mourinho has decided to leave his position at UEFA.
His letter read: “In thanking you for the invitation you extended to me to be a member of the UEFA football board, I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will be renouncing my participation in this group.
“The conditions which I so strongly believed in when I joined
are no longer standing and I felt the obligation to take this decision.
“I kindly ask that you also communicate my decision to the President, Mr. Aleksander Ceferin.”
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