Madrid's Mourinho banned for deliberate red cards

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been banned for one Champions League match for instructing players to get deliberate red cards so they could serve suspensions in a meaningless game.

Mourinho was also fined €40,000 ($51,990) for instructing Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos to get sent off in last week's 4-0 win against Ajax.

Alonso and Ramos were fined €20,000 ($25,990). They are already suspended from Real's next group match, against Auxerre on Dec. 8, but can now start the knockout rounds in February with a clean slate.

Madrid is already sure of winning Group G.

Mourinho was also given a further one-match suspension to be imposed if the …