With Diego Maradona already facing disciplinary action for the rather off color interview he gave to the press after his Argentinean side qualified for the FIFA World Cup last week , it is Sir Alex Ferguson’s turn to face the music.
The 67 year old Manchester United manager has now officially been charged with improper conduct by the English FA over his remarks about referee Alan Wiley after a match against Sunderland back on October 3rd.
The game ended in a draw, and in post match interview’s Ferguson questioned the referee’s fitness to adjudicate. "The pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit. He was not fit."
After he drew heavy criticism, especially from the referees’ union, Fergie did apologize for any personal embarrassment he had caused Wiley but did not go as far as retracting his comments claiming the comments were to highlight "what I believe to be a serious and important issue in the game".
For the ref’s union this was not enough and they pressed the FA to sanction Ferguson, who has been banned in the past for his comments about the referees in the Premier League. Alan Leighton, who is the head of the union says he not on a witch hunt against the veteran manager but “ If this had gone unchecked, other managers would have felt able to make similar slurs and that fundamentally brings the game into disrepute."
Sir Alex has until November 3rd to answer the charges.
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