A statement released by the FA read: "Liverpool's Javier Mascherano has today been charged with improper conduct.”The charge relates to his reaction towards referee Steve Bennett after being sent off against Manchester United on Sunday." would like to applaud the FA for stepping up and taking a stance in this matter. This action is needed to move the game away from the rise in blatant disregard of referee’s authority by players; and in so doing showing lack of respect for the game. Referees are the caretakers of the game, without their presence or authority, there will be chaos.  I further believe that Liverpool and all the other club need to make it clear to their players, that badgering the officials is unacceptable. Alex Ferguson addressed the issue prior to the Man Utd game against Liverpool; he was very clear that he will not accept such behavior from his players. All the other managers need to follow his lead and publicly address the issue. If this issue is not aggressively dealt with, many fans will be turn off and the game will suffer. Maybe in the best interest of the game, Liverpool should accept the additional two games ban and move on?