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Mourinho Ban Halved And Fine Reduced After Appeal

Jose Mourinho has had his four-match suspension halved by the Turkish Football Federation following a successful appeal by his club Fenerbahce. The 62-year-old Portuguese manager has also seen his fine reduced from 1.6m Turkish lira (£35,000) to 558,000 (£12,200). Mourinho's club said on Thursday that it would appeal against the penalties after he was punished for two separate disciplinary matters following Monday's 0-0 draw against local rivals Galatasaray. The TFF said it would penalise him for "his derogatory and offensive statements towards the Turkish referee" and because he "accused Turkish football of chaos and disorder with insulting and offensive statements towards both the Turkish football community and all Turkish referees". The match against Galatasaray was refereed by Slovenian Slavko Vincic after both clubs requested a foreign official take charge of the fixture. But the fourth official was Turkish and Mourinho repeated his criticism of Turkish referees during his post-match news conference. Mourinho will miss Sunday's match against Antalyaspor, having already sat out a Turkish Cup game against Gaziantep FK. The fallout from Monday's game continued on Friday when Mourinho filed a lawsuit against Galatasaray for 1,907,000 Turkish Lira - about £41,000 - after the club accused him of making racist statements. Mourinho, who had said the Galatasaray bench had been "jumping like monkeys", said their claims were "completely taken out of context". Mourinho's Fenerbahce are second in Turkey's Super Lig, six points behind fellow Istanbul side Galatasaray.

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Threat comes as White House confirms direct talks with Hamas for first time since 1997. US confirms it held direct talks with Hamas Follow Al Jazeera English:...

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Uganda Deploys Troops In South Sudan As Civil War Fears Grow

Mounting tension in South Sudan leads to clashes as power-sharing deal between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar unravels. Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan as fears grow that the country could descend into civil war. Kampala’s military chief announced on Tuesday that the troops had been sent to help “secure” Juba, the capital of Uganda’s northern neighbour. Tension between President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar are spiralling as a power-sharing deal unravels, and clashes have erupted. In a series of posts on X, Muhoozi Kainerugaba wrote that “as of two days ago, our Special Forces units entered Juba to secure it”. “We the UPDF (Ugandan military), only recognise one President of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir … Any move against him is a declaration of war against Uganda! All those who commit that crime will learn what it means!” he added. We the UPDF, only recognize ONE President of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir, he is our 'Afande' even in UPDF because he is the younger brother of Mzee! Any move against him is a declaration of war against Uganda! All those who commit that crime will learn what it means! — Muhoozi Kainerugaba (@mkainerugaba) March 10, 2025 The military chief did not elaborate on how long the troops would be stationed in Juba or if Uganda had been asked to aid Kiir. Sporadic fighting has broken out in South Sudan in recent days as tension threatens to pull Kiir and Machar back into conflict. The pair signed a peace deal to bring a five-year civil war to an end in 2018. Kiir’s government detained two ministers and several senior military officials allied with Machar last week. Dozens of soldiers and a general were killed in the northern town of Nasir amid clashes between the South Sudanese army and the White Army militia, which Kiir has linked to Machar. Kiir has insisted that he will not allow a return to war. However, analysts have warned that there is a threat of renewal of the conflict. In a statement on Friday, the United Nations urged “all actors to refrain from further violence and for the country’s leaders to urgently intervene to resolve tensions through dialogue and ensure that the security situation in Nasir, and more broadly, does not deteriorate”. The entry of Ugandan troops mirrors a similar move after the civil war broke out in 2013 when Kampala deployed soldiers to Juba to reinforce Kiir’s forces. While the troops were withdrawn in 2015, they were again deployed in 2016 after the fighting reignited. The building tension in South Sudan carries the fear for Uganda that a full-blown war could send refugees across the border and create further regional instability. Kampala has sent troops across its eastern border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo in recent months, where rebel groups backed by Rwanda are fighting the government over control of eastern regions. Follow Al Jazeera English:...

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