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Chelsea captain John Terry has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association following comments he made about referee Graham Poll.
Terry claimed Poll had given him conflicting reasons for his second yellow card in the 2-1 defeat against Tottenham on 5 November.
The FA said in a statement: "This claim is denied by Graham Poll.
"The charge has been brought on the basis that Terry's comments question Poll's integrity."
The FA statement added: "Therefore this constitutes improper conduct. He has until 15 December to respond to the charge."
The referee has also been cleared by the FA of saying anything inappropriate towards Chelsea players during the same match.
The statement continued: "Responses sought from Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Chelsea FC and the match officials confirm that Poll did not say that Chelsea needed 'to be taught a lesson'.
"There will no action taken against any parties on this matter."
Terry's comments about Poll appeared in an interview on Chelsea's own television channel.
"Terry claimed in an interview, which was widely reported, that Poll had given him conflicting reasons for his second yellow card, saying: 'On the pitch, Graham Poll said to me that it was for the barge on Hossam Ghaly where I just kept running'," said the FA statement.
"'Then, after the game, he then said to me it was for the fall when me and Ledley King fell so, you know, he's obviously had a look at it, or got people to look at it and decided that's probably the best option for him and it covers every angle for him.'"
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who also questioned Poll's decision-making after the Spurs game, will not face any formal disciplinary action.
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Terry claimed Poll had given him conflicting reasons for his second yellow card in the 2-1 defeat against Tottenham on 5 November.
The FA said in a statement: "This claim is denied by Graham Poll.
"The charge has been brought on the basis that Terry's comments question Poll's integrity."
The FA statement added: "Therefore this constitutes improper conduct. He has until 15 December to respond to the charge."
The referee has also been cleared by the FA of saying anything inappropriate towards Chelsea players during the same match.
The statement continued: "Responses sought from Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Chelsea FC and the match officials confirm that Poll did not say that Chelsea needed 'to be taught a lesson'.
"There will no action taken against any parties on this matter."
Terry's comments about Poll appeared in an interview on Chelsea's own television channel.
"Terry claimed in an interview, which was widely reported, that Poll had given him conflicting reasons for his second yellow card, saying: 'On the pitch, Graham Poll said to me that it was for the barge on Hossam Ghaly where I just kept running'," said the FA statement.
"'Then, after the game, he then said to me it was for the fall when me and Ledley King fell so, you know, he's obviously had a look at it, or got people to look at it and decided that's probably the best option for him and it covers every angle for him.'"
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who also questioned Poll's decision-making after the Spurs game, will not face any formal disciplinary action.
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