Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been charged
by the Football Association for criticising officials
after December's 1-1 draw at Southampton.
Mourinho was upset at referee Anthony Taylor for
not awarding a penalty with midfielder Cesc
Fabregas instead booked for diving after going down
in the area under Matt Targett's challenge.
After the match at St Mary's on December 28,
Mourinho said: "There is a campaign against
Chelsea. I don't know why there is this campaign
and I do not care.
"Everybody knows it was a penalty. The referee
made a mistake, people make mistakes and he
made a big mistake. He is a good referee and a
good guy, he is young, he has years and years of
football ahead of him but it is a big mistake."
An FA statement released on Thursday evening read:
"It is alleged his remarks constitute improper
conduct in that they allege and/or imply bias on the
part of a referee or referees and/or bring the game
into disrepute."
The Portuguese boss has until 6pm on January 13
to respond to the charge.
The FA also revealed Mourinho had been issued with
a formal warning for pre-match comments on
December 19 ahead of Chelsea’s game against
Stoke.
Its statement added: "Having sought his
observations on this matter, decided not to bring a
disciplinary charge and instead issued him with a
formal warning."
"The FA prohibit participants from making any pre-
match media comments including comments of a
positive nature concerning the appointed match
officials for a particular fixture. Whether the official is
identifiable by name or by implication, these are
deemed to amount to improper conduct in breach of
FA Rule E3."

I knew that statement would attract fine.