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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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David Maddock

Jurgen Klopp could offer apology to referees after Paul Tierney outburst

Jurgen Klopp has revealed he is prepared to speak to match officials to offer a personal apology after being charged with improper conduct by the FA.

The Liverpool manager is facing a serious sanction - which could potentially extend to a three, four or even five-game touchline ban - after what the FA describe as questioning the integrity of the referee Paul Tierney following Sunday’s showdown with Spurs.

The governing body outlined their case against Klopp in a written statement on Tuesday evening, with a charge for “comments regarding the match official during post-match media interviews (which) constitute improper conduct in that they imply bias, and/or questioning the integrity of the referee, and/or are personal/offensive, and/or bring the game into disrepute".

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