Harry Redknapp has been charged with using abusive and/or
insulting words towards a match official by the Football
Association following Portsmouth's 2-1 win over Manchester City on
Saturday.
The Pompey chief was enraged by Joey Barton's challenge on his
player Pedro Mendes, which saw the Portuguese midfielder leave the
field on a stretcher.
His protestations saw him sent to the stands for the second half of
the clash at Fratton Park, with referee Mike Dean banishing him
from the touchline.
Mendes left the ground on crutches and taking pain-killers and will
now have to wait on the results of a scan on his torn heel, which
did appear to be stamped on by Barton.
Controversy involving Barton did not stop with his challenge on
Mendes, with the oft in the news City midfielder having also been
accused by Portsmouth chief steward Dave Smith of making 'a couple
of abusive hand gestures'.
Manchester City officials have since come out to defend their
player over any such accusations and Hampshire Police have also
stressed that they will not be launching an investigation into the
incident.
There is, though, still the threat of intervention from The FA but
English football's ruling body have now confirmed that they will
wait until they have received Dean's report before deciding on
whether action needs to be taken.