adminHULL City manager Steve Bruce has revealed that he has been charged by the Football Association after criticising the referee following his side’s Premier League loss at Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs’ winning goal in the game last Sunday came from the penalty spot after Hull midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady was adjudged to have handled the ball by referee Michael Oliver.
The ball struck Elmohamady on the arm after ricocheting off his legs and Bruce branded the decision “a joke”, adding: “I have to ask the question, would we have got it? In my opinion, he (Oliver) couldn’t wait to give it.”
Speaking after his side lost to Spurs again in the fourth round of the League Cup on Wednesday, Bruce revealed that he had been charged by the FA for his comments, but struck a defiant tone.
“I’ve been charged,” said the former Manchester United defender. Mike Riley (head of the Professional Game Match Officials Board) rang me on Monday morning telling me they’ve made a huge mistake. What am I supposed to say?
Fixtures
Today: Newcastle United v Chelsea 14:45, West Ham United v Aston Villa17:00, Stoke City v Southampton 17:00, Fulham v Manchester United 17:00, Manchester City v Norwich City 17:00, West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace17:00, Hull City v Sunderland 17:00, Arsenal v Liverpool 19:30,
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Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter