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Wolves coach Nuno Espirito Santo has been indicted by the Football Association for his recent criticism of referee Lee Mason.
Nuno said after the Wolves’ 2-1 loss at Burnley on Dec. 21 that Mason “isn’t good enough” to officiate at the top level.
The Portuguese coach later declined to apologize for his comments.
The FA alleges that his comments “constitute inappropriate conduct” as they were “personally offensive” to Mason.
Nuno has until Tuesday, January 5 to respond to the charge.
Before the charge was announced, Nuno said he regretted the “timing” of his criticism, but would “never question the integrity” of an official and was making a comment about the “skill” of the referee.
Under current FA regulations, post-match comments that criticize the performance or competence of a match official are permitted unless they involve bias, attack the integrity of the official, are personally offensive, prolonged, or particularly unreasonable.
