Grant charged for confronting ref

Grant charged for confronting ref

Published Feb. 11, 2010 8:47 p.m. ET

The Football Association has charged Portsmouth manager Avram Grant with improper conduct for confronting a referee at halftime of a Premier League match.

Grant confronted Kevin Friend at Fratton Park on Tuesday after the official did not award a penalty kick for what he believed was a foul on Aruna Dindane by Sunderland's George McCartney.

Grant was sent to the stands for the second half and Dindane equalized in injury time to earn his side a 1-1 draw.

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