Mourinho Handed Boost Ahead Of Stoke Clash

The Daily Mail are reporting that despite being handed a stadium ban, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will still be able to contact his backroom team during their clash with Stoke.

Mourinho will watch the match from the Chelsea team hotel and supposedly contact his backroom staff during the game to relay crucial information.

Mourinho was handed the ban for entering referee Jon Moss' room at halftime during their match at Upton Park against West Ham. This was apparently followed by Mourinho launching an expletive-laden rant at Moss.

This isn't the first time Mourinho has clashed with the FA as he was handed a £50,000 for claiming that referees were 'afraid' to give Chelsea penalties, after their fixture at home to Southampton on October 3rd.