Angry Mourinho suspends Cole
published: Monday | January 2, 2006

Chelsea's Joe Cole (right) ... Lambasted and suspended by team manager Mourinho for today's match. - REUTERS

LONDON (AP):

HIS TEAM could go 14 points clear atop the Premier League today, but Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho isn't entirely happy. He has told midfielder Joe Cole to take a four-day break for showing off on the field.

"I told him after the game that one more match like that and he is out," Mourinho said after Chelsea beat Birmingham City 2-0 Saturday to keep its 11-point advantage over second-place Manchester United.

"It is not a joke. I am serious. One more match for himself and not for the team, and he is out. He was playing for himself and not for us. I have given him four days off."