Butt charged by FA

Birmingham’s Nicky Butt has been charged by the Football Association with making abusive comments to a match official.

The midfielder, on loan at St Andrews from Newcastle, was sent off against Portsmouth on Saturday for kicking Dario Silva .

Having been dismissed by referee Dermot Gallagher, Butt was seen on television to direct his displeasure at the linesman whom Gallagher had consulted prior to showing the red card.