Premier League - Fergie cleared by FA

Eurosport - Wed, 28 May 17:54:00 2008

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and his assistant Carlos Queiroz have been cleared by the FA for charges of improper conduct.

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Ferguson and Queiroz were charged in April after comments they made to the media following United's shock 1-0 home defeat by Portsmouth in their FA Cup quarter-final clash in March.

Ferguson said in a television interview that referee Martin Atkinson had been "on Portsmouth's side" and accused English head referee Keith Hackett of not doing his job properly.

In a newspaper report Queiroz was quoted as saying Atkinson was "a robber".

Reuters