Hands Up
Outrage on Twitter over Thierry Henry's handball during extra time in France vs Ireland last night, which knocked Ireland out of the men's football World Cup. It made me have a look at the video and I must admit I wasn't expecting anything quite so blatant.
The French captain owned up to the handball after the match but said he's not the ref. [Edit: To clarify, Henry said it touched his hand. That's all. Which is not precisely what happened.]
There goes Fifa's Fair Play Award. Except if you look at their site, it's either not mentioned or referred to as a decisive "moment of drama".
The French press haven't been kind about their team. Libé leads with "La main de Thierry Henry qualifie la France pour le Mondial 2010", which is pretty clear. Le Figaro's front page: "Mondial 2010 : la France se qualifie sans gloire ". Etc, etc. They're also clear that Ireland was the stronger team.
I feel sorry for Ireland and can't help but hope that France's stay in South Africa next year will be a short one.
The French captain owned up to the handball after the match but said he's not the ref. [Edit: To clarify, Henry said it touched his hand. That's all. Which is not precisely what happened.]
There goes Fifa's Fair Play Award. Except if you look at their site, it's either not mentioned or referred to as a decisive "moment of drama".
The French press haven't been kind about their team. Libé leads with "La main de Thierry Henry qualifie la France pour le Mondial 2010", which is pretty clear. Le Figaro's front page: "Mondial 2010 : la France se qualifie sans gloire ". Etc, etc. They're also clear that Ireland was the stronger team.
I feel sorry for Ireland and can't help but hope that France's stay in South Africa next year will be a short one.