Steve Cooper was appointed Swansea City manager in JuneSwansea City head coach Steve Cooper has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made after a 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on 11 December. Cooper criticised referee Jeremy Simpson who he claimed failed to award a penalty to the Swans. Simpson also sent off Swansea's Tom Carroll and Blackburn's Bradley Dack. An FA statement said: "Steve Cooper has been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3." Welshman Cooper, 40, claimed the official had "lost his composure" and made a series of errors.

Source: BBC December 23, 2019 16:30 UTC