P143 Teletext 143 Fjb12 22:17:24 ——————————————————————————— KELLY — IT'S NICE TO BE CLEARED Former FA chief executive Graham Kelly spoke out after the FA had been cleared of any "improper actions" by FIFA over the cash-for-votes scandal. Kelly said: "I didn't know there was an investigation going on but it's nice to bj cleared by it. "The critical issue was that I couldn't persuade the (FA) executive committee that what I was doing was in the best interests of English football." ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Genital sport 131 Football index 140 Fast Low Cost Loans see page 354P143 Teletext 143 Fjb12 22:14:44 ——————————————————————————— FA CLEARED AFTER FIFA INVESTJGATJON The FA has been cleared of any "incorrect or improper actions" in the 'cash-for-votes' scandal by FIFA. FIFA carried out an investigation into the saga, which led to the resignations of FA chairman Keith Wisjman and chief executive Graham Kelly. A FIFA spokesman said: "FIFA has found that there were no incorrect or improper actions that would warrant further investigation." ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— General sport 131 Football index 140 TELETEXT INTERACTIVE GAMES SEE p200 CH4 Next Reg Sport Rugby CricketP143 Teletext 143 Fjb12 22:17:24 ADVERTJSMENT THE INDEPENDENT NEWS/REPORTS SERVICE MAN STD PARIS KEEPER MISSION 0y066 168 801 LEEDS BOTH BOSSES BLAST F.A. 09066 168 803 CHARLTON FLOODLIGHT FUTZ - LATEST 09066 168 853 NEWCASTLE LEE IN MEDIA STORM 09066 168 816 FOREST MELLI'S REPRIEVE 09p66 168 813 BURY STAR LEAVES/M'DIR TO SIGN 0y0v6 168 859 VILLA SHOCK STAN SALE TALK 09066 168 811 LIVERPOOL STRIKER'S THREE YEAR DEAL 0y066 168 804 Calls 60p/min.May involve long call. INS Mark Lane, Leeds LS1 8LB Next Reg Sport Rugby Cricket