FA dismissed Mourinho's appeal

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The Football Association appeal board dismissed the appeal filed by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. Mourinho was fined with £5,000 for alleging that Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson tried to influence a referee during a match between the teams. Mourinho was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association because of comments he made in a television interview after Jan. 12's 0-0 draw in the first leg of a League Cup semifinal.

Mourinho accused Ferguson of talking to and influencing referee Neale Barry at halftime. "The referee controlled the game in one way during the first half but in the second (Manchester United) had dozens of free kicks. It was fault (foul) after fault, dive after dive," he told Chelsea TV at the time.