London - The Football Association on Tuesday charged Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear and Hull boss Phil Brown with improper conduct following their contretemps during last week's FA Cup third-round replay.
The managers came head to head after Brown had protested about a foul on his forward Daniel Cousin by Newcastle's Fabio Coloccini.
Referee Phil Dowd set both to the stands.
Speaking after the came, which Hull won 1-0, Kinnear said: "He [Brown] came across. He was having a rant, more than anything.