Alan Tate: Swansea City coach charged over Birmingham clash
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Alan Tate (right) played for Swansea in all four divisions and was working in the club's academy before joining the first-team coaching staff
Swansea City coach Alan Tate has been charged by the Football Association over his clash with Jon Toral during last Saturday's draw with Birmingham.
Tate, 38, appeared to grab Blues midfielder Toral's throat as players left the field at half-time.
A melee involving players and staff from both sides followed, but no action was taken at the time.
"A Swansea City FC coach, Alan Tate, has been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3," an FA statement said.
"It is alleged that his behaviour at half-time of the EFL Championship fixture against Birmingham City FC on Saturday [19/09/20] amounts to improper and/or violent conduct. He has until Friday [25/09/20] to respond to the charge.
Ex-Swansea player Tate, who joined Cooper's coaching staff 12 months ago, may face a fine or touchline ban.
Swansea boss Steve Cooper and opposite number Aitor Karanka both said they did not see what happened.