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A Spanish state commission that addresses violence and intolerance in sport has recommended the Real Madrid and Sporting Gijon coaches, Jose Mourinho and Manuel Preciado, are punished over last week's row.Preciado was incensed by comments Mourinho made suggesting Gijon had not made a serious attempt to beat Barcelona earlier this season and said the Portuguese had shown a lack of respect.
He also made disparaging remarks about Mourinho at a news conference, prompting Real to release a statement before their match at a hostile Molinon stadium in Gijon at the weekend saying they regretted Preciado's comments.
Spain's state commission against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport said after a meeting in Madrid on Thursday the row risked stoking tension and creating a hostile atmosphere around the fixture which Real won 1-0.
"In the light of articles published in certain media on the exchange of statements by the coaches ... the commission agreed they could have contributed to the creation of a hostile climate," said a statement posted on the website of the government sports council (www.csd.gob.es) on Thursday.
"The commission also believes that it is necessary to prevent this kind of situation happening again," the statement said, adding the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) had been asked to take disciplinary action against the pair.
Former Chelsea and Inter Milan manager Mourinho has been involved in several clashes with soccer officials during his controversial career.
He had to watch the game in Gijon from the stands after he was sent from the bench during a King's Cup match for verbally abusing the referee and suspended for two matches.
An RFEF spokesman said the federation's competition committee would meet next week to examine the case.
(Reporting by Iain Rogers, editing by Tony Jimenez. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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