Villas-Boas denies FA charge

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has denied an FA charge of improper conduct relating to comments he made after his side’s defeat to QPR.

The Blues boss was critical of match referee Chris Foy for his performance in the hotly contested Premier League clash at Loftus Road last month.

Chelsea duo Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba both received red cards in separate incidents during the 1-0 reverse, prompting the former Porto boss to accuse Foy of not treating both teams equally.

Speaking after the defeat, Villas-Boas said: “The ref was poor, very very poor. And it reflected in the result.”

“I spoke to him at the end and I was very aggressive to him. I don’t care if he’s okay or not.”

Despite being handed a misconduct charge, Villas-Boas has refused to accept that his post-match comments broke guidelines.

A Chelsea statement read: “With regards to the FA charge against Andre Villas-Boas for remarks he made after the QPR game, the manager is denying the charge against him and has submitted his response to the Football Association.”