FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - Newcastle United vs Luton Town - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - January 6, 2018 Rob Lee and Newcastle United under 23 coach Peter Beardsley in the stands before the match REUTERS/Scott Heppell/File Photo
(Reuters) - Former Newcastle United Under-23s coach Peter Beardsley has been charged by the English Football Association (FA) over alleged abusive and/or insulting words towards the club's junior players, the FA said on Friday.
Beardsley, who left the Premier League club earlier this month, had been suspended since January last year after he was accused of bullying academy midfielder Yasin Ben El-Mhanni, who was 22 at the time.
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