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Premier League – FA demand Ferguson explanation

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The Football Association has asked Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and his assistant Carlos Queiroz to explain comments they made after Saturday’s 1-0 FA Cup defeat by Portsmouth.

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In a television interview, Ferguson, who was angry that a penalty had not been awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo, said referee Martin Atkinson had been “on Portsmouth‘s side”.

He also accused referees chief Keith Hackett of “not doing his job properly”.

Queiroz described Atkinson as a “robber” in newspaper reports.

The FA said that it had written to both for explanations and that they had until next Wednesday to respond.

Queiroz has already apologised to Birmingham City‘s Martin Taylor after remarks he made in reference to Taylor’s leg-breaking tackle on Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva.

Written by Israel Saria

For the last 20 years I have been working as a football pundit. This experience has provided me with a very useful insight into football and the opportunity to carry out extensive research into the game including its players, the stadiums, the rules and tactics and I have also been grateful to meet a wide range of people connected to football in the UK, Tanzania, Germany .....

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