London: The English Football Association has charged Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas with improper conduct over his criticism of a referee.
Villas-Boas said Chris Foy's performance in Chelsea's 1-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers last month was "very, very poor" and accused the referee and his officials of being swayed by the crowd at Loftus Road.
Chelsea conceded an early penalty and were reduced to nine men during the match on October 23, prompting a strong reaction by the Portuguese manager.
"I think the refereeing today was not good and it is not the first time that has happened to us," Villas-Boas told Sky Sports. "I am very, very disappointed with his performance."
"He was too emotional. I hope this is not a pattern forming - we have suffered in three games (this season) with refereeing."
Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba were sent off in the fiery west London derby, and the club were fined 20,000 Pounds on October 28 for failing to control their players during the match
After previously asking Villas-Boas to explain his statements, English football's governing body announced on Friday he "has been charged with improper conduct following media comments he made about the match official."
The Portuguese manager has until Tuesday to respond to the charge.
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