Wenger facing ban after UEFA charge Arsenal manager over ref rantArsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been charged with improper conduct by UEFA over comments made about the referee following last night's Champions League match against AC Milan.
Wenger was unhappy with the performance of referee Damir Skomina in the 3-0 win, angrily confronting the Slovenian official after the game on the pitch at the Emirates Stadium.
Wenger claimed the referee gave away too many free-kicks to the Italians, who progressed to the quarter-final stage with a 4-3 aggregate win.
UEFA were waiting on Skomina's report, which had to be filed within 48 hours of the end of the match.
Wenger made his thoughts clear on Skomina's performance in his post-match press conference, saying: 'I was not happy with the referee tonight because I felt he gave many free-kicks in the middle of the park.
'Every time they went down a free-kick was given for them, and they sensed that very quickly and they used it very well.'
A UEFA spokesman said: 'A disciplinary case has been opened for improper conduct.'
UEFA handed Wenger a one-match touchline ban for an on-field rant at Massimo Busacca following his team's last-16 exit to Barcelona last year. The Arsenal boss was fuming at the Swiss referee's decision to send off Robin van Persie.
Wenger was then handed a further two-match touchline suspension for violating his Barcelona ban by communicating with the Arsenal bench from the stands during the Gunners' playoff tie against Udinese earlier this season.
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