Wolves boss charged with improper conduct by FA over referee criticism

The Portuguese tactician was highly critical of the match official in the aftermath of the narrow defeat against Burnley last week.

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been charged by the Football Association for his “personally offensive” comments towards referee Lee Mason.

The Wanderers suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Burnley in the Premier League on December 21 with the manager choosing to vent his frustration on Mason after the match.

Nuno claimed that Mason “is not good enough” to officiate at the top level and later refused to apologize for the subject matter of his comments.

The FA announced on Thursday that they have charged the Wolves head coach as his comments “constitute improper conduct.”

A statement from the FA read: “Nuno Espirito Santo has been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to their Premier League match against Burnley FC on Monday 21 December 2020.

“It is alleged that comments made by the head coach during a post-match interview constitute improper conduct as they were personally offensive to the match official and/or bring the game into disrepute contrary to FA Rule E3.1.

“Nuno Espirito Santo has until Tuesday 5 January 2021 to provide a response to the charge.”