LONDON (Reuters) - The FA said on Wednesday it would challenge the decision to acquit Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho from saying offensive words after his side beat Newcastle United in the Premier League last month.
Moreno faced a charge that he drew a Spanish-language spell to a camera he was chasing on the pitch after a 3-2 win after an uprising against Newcastle at Old Trafford earlier this month.
The Independent Competitions Committee acquitted Mourinho's court on October 31 and published its written decision on Wednesday.
"After a thorough examination of the reasons given by the Independent Competitions Committee regarding Jose Mourinho's case, the EU confirms that it will appeal against the decision," it said in a statement.
Mourinho has been charged with violating the FA rules of the game that prohibit "violent conduct, dangerous play, threats, abuse, insulting words, offensive or abusive behavior."
The Independent Competitions Committee acknowledged that Mourinho used "slanderous Portuguese language" but said "such insults are familiar in the football world, and viewers watching the games (...) listen or interpret common insults."
"We concluded that Mourinho was celebrating victory without targeting anyone with these words."
"The words were not audible ... so the person in charge of the matter had to interpret the lip movement first and then translate the words into the Portuguese vernacular to see exactly what he said."
The Committee stated: "We do not consider that the simple use of abusive language in this context per se violates regulations."
