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The furore over Arsenal-legend Thierry Henry’s deliberate handball against Ireland will not be going away any time soon, but FIFA have ruled out any possibility of a replay, despite everyone asking them to bend the rules, including Henry.
The Republic manager Giovanni Trapattoni has derided FIFA for ignoring the calls for “fair play”.
“I would like to [...]
FIFA reject France replay and Wenger is not happy!
The Republic of Ireland have appealed to FIFA to declare the extra-time defeat to France on Wednesday as null and void after Thierry Henry was seen to commit a blatant handball in the lead-up to the decisive goal, but it has been rejected out of hand by the World Football governing body.
“As is clearly mentioned [...]
John Aldridge calls for Thierry Henry to be banned!
The Liverpool legend John Aldridge is extremely upset that Thierry Henry blatantly got away with the handball which led to Ireland being knocked out of the World Cup last night, but fears that the Arsenal legend will go unpunished for his obvious cheating.
“Should they ban him? Definitely,” Aldridge said today.
“Something should happen but sadly it [...]
Anelka – We will play to win against Ireland – but it won’t be easy!
The Chelsea and France striker Nicolas Anelka has never appeared at a World Cup Final, despite his illustrious career, and now he is just one game away from his dream, has called on his French team-mates to stay united to finish the job in Paris tonight.
Anelka said: “We need to stay together, be strong and [...]
Sagna – The Irish attack our coach, and who is Trapattoni!
The Arsenal and France defender Bacary Sagna is not happy with the way the Republic of Ireland players have been talking about Raymond Domenech and the way he has run the team, and he says the France team will answer them at football rather than in the media.
He said: ‘They’re trying to attack the coach, [...]
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