UEFA charges City boss Pellegrini for referee comments

The Chilean has been charged with violating the general principles of conduct, European soccer's ruling body said in a statement on Friday.

(Reuters)

The case will be handled next Friday.

Pellegrini, who apologised for his remarks earlier on Friday, accused Eriksson of a lack of impartiality and said UEFA should not have chosen a Swedish referee for a game of such importance.

(Reporting by Mike Collett; editing by Tony Jimenez)