Chelsea boss Tuchel fined over Anthony Taylor comments

Thomas Tuchel has been fined £20,000 and warned about his future conduct over comments made about referee Anthony Taylor following Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham.

The Football Association (FA) has imposed the sanction on the Blues boss, who was left incensed by what he deemed as errors from the Manchester official during the clash at Stamford Bridge earlier this month.

Tuchel claimed neither of Tottenham’s goals should have stood, insisting Richarlison blocked Edouard Mendy’s line of sight from an offside position when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg first levelled, before Cristian Romero pulled Marc Cucurella’s hair in the build-up to Harry Kane’s late equaliser.

The German, who also received a one-match touchline ban following an altercation with Spurs boss Antonio Conte, later said “it would be better” if Taylor no longer officiated his team’s matches.

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“I can assure you the whole dressing room of us, every single person, thinks that,” he said during his post-match press conference.

A statement from the FA read: “An independent Regulatory Commission has ordered Chelsea FC’s Thomas Tuchel to be fined £20,000 and warned about his future conduct for breaching FA Rule E3.1 during a post-match press conference on Sunday 14 August 2022.

“The manager admitted that his comments after their Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur FC constitute improper conduct as they imply bias, question the integrity of the match referee, and bring the game into disrepute.”