Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho charged by FA

Jose Mourinho during a press conference

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been charged by the FA for improper conduct during the Blues 4-1 victory against Cardiff City last week.

The Portuguese was sent off to the stands by referee Anthony Taylor as he was incessantly complaining about Cardiff’s alleged time wasting.The FA released a statement on the same which said : “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.”

The manager spoke on the issue during a press conference for the Schalke game and said , “If I was in that game and if I was paying for my ticket, I would be worried by the fact every time the ball was out or stopped and our opponent had to put the ball in, it took (an average) of 21.5 seconds,” said the Special One.

“That’s a waste of money. You pay your ticket and every time the game stops you have to wait about half a minute.

“When you multiply that for the number of times the game was stopped, you pay for 90 minutes but you get 55 or 60. For me, that breaks the rules,” said Mourinho.