José Mourinho gets stadium ban and fine for confronting referee

Chelsea manager Jose Mourihno has been handed a one-match stadium ban by the Football Association and will miss Saturday's trip to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.

The 52-year-old Portuguese boss was given a one-match ban and a £40,000 fine.

An FA statement read, ''Jose Mourinho admitted an FA charge of misconduct regarding his language and/or behaviour towards the match officials in or around the dressing room area during half-time of the game against West Ham United on 24 October 2015.''

According to report, Claude Makelele and Carlo Ancelotti emerged as potential new management team should Mourinho lose his job.