Mourinho charged by FA for behaviour during Cardiff City clash

The Chelsea boss was sent to the stands in the
victory over Cardiff City after verbally abusing
referee Anthony Taylor over a time-wasting
issue and may face a touchline ban
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been
charged by the Football Association for
improper conduct during the 4-1 win over
Cardiff City on Saturday.
The Portuguese coach was sent to the stands
after berating referee Anthony Taylor for
warning Branislav Ivanovic over time-wasting.
Mourinho was forced to watch the remaining
20 minutes from the East Stand amongst
Chelsea fans but may now face a touchline ban
following the FA's statement.
It read: "Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has
been charged with improper conduct in
relation to his behaviour during his side's
game against Cardiff City on Saturday 19
October 2013.
"Mourinho has until 24 October at 6pm to
respond to the charge."
Assistant manager Steve Holland fielded
questions in the post-match press conference
and attempted to explain Mourinho's actions.
Speaking to reporters Holland said: "Jose is
very frustrated and it stems from the time-
wasting from the opposition from basically the
first two or three minutes of the game. We
mentioned it to the fourth official in a
professional way on countless occasions.
"The referee didn't appear to do anything
about it but when we had a throw-in, Ivanovic
had the ball in his hands for two seconds, and
the referee was about getting the ball back into
play and pointing at his watch.
"So it was a case of huge frustration with that.
And to be sent off for that was very harsh."