Mourinho was accused of poking Barcelona assistant coach Vilanova in the eye at the end of this season's Supercopa clash at Camp Nou.
Pardo has the utmost respect for the Portuguese's managerial ability, having gotten to know the former Inter boss during their respective stints at Camp Nou, but he believes that Mourinho regularly oversteps the mark when it comes to winding up opponents.
"He started from the bottom and I think he plays the media well," the former Blaugrana B team player told El Mundo Deportivo. "But Mourinho has exceeded the limits [of what is acceptable].
"Although this is a business, I still see football as a sport. I am against his kind of violent attitude, like putting his finger in the eye of Tito Vilanova."
Mourinho referred to APOEL as Anorthosis during a press conference after last week's draw for the Champions League quarter-finals but passed it off as a slip of the tongue.
However, Pardo believes that the two-time European Cup winner knew exactly what he was doing.
"It was no mistake," the 29-year-old argued. "He did it on purpose. It's all part of his game."
APOEL will host Madrid in the first leg of their last-eight clash in Nicosia on March 27.
SOURCE: GOAL.COM
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