Beleaguered Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was hit with a misconduct charge from the Football Association on Monday following his halftime rant in the Premier League champion's shock 2-1 defeat against West Ham.

Mourinho is already appealing against a 50,000 pounds ($76,000) fine and suspended one-match stadium ban for comments made about officials following Chelsea's home loss against Southampton earlier this month.

And he faces further charges after being sent to the stands by Jonathan Moss for letting rip at the referee when he went to see him in the officials' changing room during the interval at Upton Park on Saturday.