Fabregas has been cleared for the incident in the match against Hull City
The Arsenal captain, who was on the bench during the game as a result of a knee injury, came onto the pitch after the final whistle and allegedly spat at Horton.
He was later charged with two counts of improper conduct following the match, but today the Football Association and an Independent Commission confirmed there was not enough evidence against him.
A statement from the FA said: “The FA can confirm that, at a regulatory
commission hearing, two charges of improper conduct against Arsenal
midfielder Cesc Fabregas were found not proved.
“The charges related to Fabregas’s conduct following the FA Cup match
between Arsenal and Hull at the Emirates Stadium on 17 March.
“One charge concerned his conduct after coming onto the pitch following
the final whistle. The second charge related to an allegation of
spitting.”
Fabregas, who had always maintained his innocence, said after the
incident: “If I am suspended for that, my heart and my mind will be
relaxed because I have not done anything wrong.”
Hull manager Brown made the allegations against the Spanish midfielder live on television in
a post-match interview.
He also criticised Fabregas for the manner in which he celebrated on the pitch after the final whistle.
Yet neither referee Riley nor any of the other match officials mentioned anything of such an incident in their report to Soho Square.
Horton, though, had contacted the League Managers Association to lodge a complaint before Hull, and subsequently Arsenal, were asked by the FA to submit their observations.
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