Pochettino charged by FA for Dean confrontation

It isn’t much of a surprise that Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has been charged by the English Football Association after tearing into referee Mike Dean at the conclusion of Spurs’ 2-1 loss to Burnley on Saturday.

Pochettino later apologized for his actions, clearly heated after Spurs wasted a chance to make up ground on Liverpool in the Premier League title race.

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Now he has until Thursday to respond to charges. Here’s the FA release, via the BBC:

“Mauricio Pochettino has been charged with two breaches of FA Rule E3 following the game against Burnley on Saturday [23 February 2019]. It is alleged the Tottenham Hotspur manager’s language and/or behaviour at the end of the fixture - both on the pitch and in or around the tunnel area - amounted to improper conduct.”

A look at what happened between Mauricio Pochettino and Mike Dean. Appeared that Poch reacted angrily to something said by the officials after his initial complaint, which was presumably about Burnley's first goal. Wild scenes.#BURTOT 2-1 #THFC #PLonNBCpic.twitter.com/C8qcsUSgFi

— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) February 23, 2019

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