THAT video is wrong, I did not spit at Ballack, insists Arsenal star Fabregas

Arsenalcaptain Cesc Fabregas has denied that he spat in the face of Michael Ballack in 2005.The 21-year-old Spain star has been accused of spitting at the feet of Hullassistant manager Brian Horton in the tunnel after the Gunners's 2-1 FA Cup victory  over the Tigers on Tuesday night.Soon after Hull's allegations had been made public, incriminating footage of the incident with the Germany midfielder Ballack, now at Chelsea, emerged on YouTube. Post-match row: Fabregas (second right) mixes it with the defeated Hull squadThe incident, filmed at Highbury in March 2005, shows the two midfielders clashing in a Champions League tie when Ballack was at Bayern Munich. Fabregas, then 17, appears to make a spitting motion towards Ballack's face, but Fabregas insists he only shouted at his opponent. Fabregas told The Sun: 'I have seen this video on the internet many times before and I remember the incident clearly. It was four years ago and I leant over to Michael Ballack, who was playing for Bayern at the time, and I shouted at him because I felt like I did not make a bad tackle and I felt that the contact was minimal. 'I did not spit at him. It happens during matches that sometimes you have heated exchanges with your opponents. I am not proud of it but I was 17. The referee saw it and gave me a yellow card.VIDEO: Fabregas v Ballack Judge for yourself 'People can try and find as many video clips as they like from when I was 17, or when I was 12 playing for my school team, but this does not change anything.'Arsenal won that European tie against Bayern 1-0 but lost the tie 3-2 on aggregate. UEFA investigated the incident but Fabregas was never called to task. 'Spitting' Fabregas off the hook . but what WAS he doing on the pitch dressed like a hoodie?PICTURE SPECIAL: Relaxed Arsenal captain Cesc enjoys night on the town as spitting storm ragesHitting the heights: Fabregas is the latest pocket rocket to explode into footballVIDEO SPECIAL: Great Expectoration! Sportsmail looks back at the moments that have left you spitting madARSENAL FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB  

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