Greatest Jose Mourinho meltdowns as Roma boss blasts Anthony Taylor in car park

The latest in a long line of Jose Mourinho meltdowns occurred after Roma lost the Europa League final on penalties to Sevilla.

Mourinho – who'd thrown his silver medal away to a child in the crowd post-match – confronted referee Anthony Taylor in the car park as he and his fellow officials were trying to leave the Puskas Arena in Budapest.

The Special One, 60, fumed "f***ing disgrace man, it's a f***ing disgrace" at Taylor, who'd handed out 14 yellow cards across the 120 minutes of action and denied Roma a penalty in normal time, before slamming his "bulls***" decisions in a post-match interview.

READ MORE: Jose Mourinho has history with Anthony Taylor and was once sent off by Premier League ref

It's not the first time he's clashed with the Premier League ref. And it's far from his first temper tantrum during his legendary managerial career.

With that in mind, Daily Star Sport is taking a look back at five more of Mourinho's greatest outbursts, protests and controversies from over the years.

What's your favourite Mourinho moment? Let us know in the comments section.

Waiting in car park – the first time

History repeated itself last night (May 31), as Mourinho first waited in a car park for a referee all the way back in January 2012.

His Real Madrid side had been knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona in the quarter-finals following a 4-3 aggregate defeat.

Referee Fernando Teixeira Vitienes sent off Sergio Ramos in the second leg which effectively ended Real's hopes of a comeback, and sent Mourinho into a fit of rage.

"What an artist, how you like to screw up professionals," he was claimed to have said, which paled in comparison to his rant at Taylor.

Eva Carneiro feud

Poor Eva Carneiro was just doing her very important job as the Chelsea doctor when she ran onto the Stamford Bridge pitch along with chief physio Jon Fearn to treat an injured Eden Hazard, who had gone down in stoppage time of their 2-2 draw with Swansea City in August 2015.

However, Mourinho called out her post-match, telling reporters: "I wasn’t happy with my medical staff because even if you are a medical doctor or secretary on the bench, you have to understand the game."

Carneiro was subsequently prevented from attending training or matches and eventually left her role six weeks later, before taking the club to court claiming constructive dismissal in a case which was settled on confidential terms on the second day of the June 2016 hearing.

'If I speak…'

"I prefer not to speak. If I speak, I am in big trouble."

You probably read those words in your head when looking at the image of Mourinho in a Sky Sports interview in March 2014, as it's become a meme favourite in the years since.

Chelsea had just lost 1-0 away at Aston Villa, receiving three red cards during the game – one for Willian, one for Ramires, and one for Mourinho himself.

While the Special One vowed to not land himself in more hot water, he did later criticise referee Chris Foy, questioning whether he should ref his side again.

Tito Vilanova eye poke

You could write a book on Mourinho's touchline antics, the worst of which being his outrageous eye poke on the late Tito Vilanova.

The then-Madrid boss brazenly attacked Barcelona's assistant manager at the time during a Spanish Super Cup El Clasico tie in August 2011.

It wasn't caught by the officials but Mourinho later admitted he was in the wrong, saying: "I should not have done what I did, obviously not. The person who messed up there was me."

And he led the tributes when Vilanova lost his fight with throat cancer after a three-year battle in 2014. "On behalf of everybody at Chelsea football club I send my deepest condolences at this most difficult time," he wrote.

Seven-minute outburst

A simply question of "Jose, what did you make of your team's performance today?" from Sky Sports' Greg Whelan was met with an answer that seemed like it was never going to end.

His Chelsea side had just been beat 3-1 at Stamford Bridge by Southampton in October 2015, but Mourinho instead launched a rant at the officials who he claimed were "afraid to give decisions" in their favour.

He spoke for seven straight minutes without interruption, which you can watch in full above should you wish to put yourself through it, then walked off before Whelan could ask his second question.

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