Chelsea football team manager Jose Mourinho's 'media-driven campaign' claims during his side's 1-1 draw at Southampton last month, have earned him a 25,000-pound fine from the Football Association.Mourinho claimed that there was a 'media-driven campaign' against his team following a spate of diving allegations and branded the yellow card being shown to Cesc Fabregas for simulation during the game as a 'scandal'.The FA said in a statement that following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing, Mourinho has been fined 25,000 pounds after he was found to have breached FA Rules in relation to media comments, Sport24 reported.The FA claimed that the Chelsea manager 'denied' that comments he made after the game against Southampton on 28 December 2014 constituted 'improper conduct' in that they alleged and/or implied bias on the part of a referee or referees, and/or brought the game into disrepute.

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The FA further stated that the Independent Regulatory Commission found the comments were a breach of FA Rule E3 in that they were 'improper' and brought the game into 'disrepute', adding that the Commission did not, however, find that the comments implied bias on the part of a referee or referees. Mourinho was also warned about his 'future conduct', but escaped a touchline ban.

Chelsea were accused of diving following incidents involving Diego Costa, Willian, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic during games in December. After Fabregas was denied a penalty and booked for diving against Southampton, Mourinho said that the debate had put referees under 'unfair pressure'.