D’Urso faces FA charges for error

THE FA have charged referee Andy D’Urso with “less than proficiently applying the laws of the game”.

D’Urso failed to send off Blackburn’s Barry Ferguson after twice booking him during Rovers’ Premiership game at Southampton on Saturday.

D’Urso has acknowledged his error in his match report and a sending off will now be included on Ferguson’s disciplinary record. He will serve a one-match suspension with immediate effect.