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Mourinho faces banJose Mourinho and four of his Real Madrid players are facing the threat of suspension from the last-16 round of the Champions League following seemingly coordinated red cards in Real's 4-0 win over Ajax on Tuesday. Mourinho, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos, Iker Casillas and Jerzy Dudek have all been charged by Uefa with unsporting conduct and will face Uefa's control and disciplinary body on Tuesday. The charges relate to the red cards received by Alonso and Ramos in the final minutes of Tuesday's match at the Amsterdam Arena. Real were 4-0 up with five minutes remaining and had therefore guaranteed not only progress to the last 16 but also finishing top of Group G. …