Fabregas cleared by FA

22 May 2009 10:20
The Football Association has cleared Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas of two charges of improper conduct. Fabregas was charged regarding his conduct after coming onto the pitch at Emirates Stadium following the final whistle of the Gunners' 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win over Hull City on 17th March. The Spain international, who was not part of the match-day squad, was also charged after an allegation of spitting at Tigers assistant manager Brian Horton. Arsenal maintained that Fabregas was innocent and now the FA, at a Regulatory Commission hearing, has confirmed the charges "were found not proved". Hull boss Phil Brown, who made the allegations live on television in a post-match interview, was also charged by the FA following his outburst at referee Mike Riley, and has requested a personal hearing into that matter. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger welcomed the news, commenting "It is relief because personally I always believed he was innocent. "That it has been confirmed by the FA is very good news for us. "You have to respect that if the FA comes out and says there is nothing about the whole inquiry to punish Cesc Fabregas, then we have to respect that as well."

Source: SKY_Sports