What surprised me is it's Henry!!! Come on, man. A world class, professional player resort to a deliberate handball to make sure France go into the finals. Like what Droba said, it's a disgrace!!!

Maybe our beloved Platini had a hand in the result. Haha...

both qualified and the world cup change it format...5 per group..more team will qualify after this...hahhaha

This time around there's no more Collina... I'll keep my finger crossed so that the finals are free of controversial decisions like this case

This post has been edited by s[H]sIkuA: Nov 19 2009, 06:18 PM

actually..it's not a Henry fault...it's referee/assistant referee fault...
Henry has admitting after the match that was a handball to media.....
but it referee decision.....

noob FIFA!!! ireland played well lot of spirit

It was not deliberate lah, he obviously didn't see it coming. He would have taken a shot/ head pass/ simply pass the ball if he saw it coming. He even admitted that he handballed it. I'd say sorry to Ireland but football is a cruel game sometimes and it affects some teams unfairly.

Well, when Anelka was one on one with Given on 97th minute, I think I saw Given did catch Anelka's foot. France asked for a penalty, but it was turned down. Of course that one is harder for referee to spot than Henry's handball.

Dude, have you seen the incident? If that is not deliberate, then I dunno what it is. It's more like he juggled the ball with his palm. It was not accidental hit and it doesn't change the fact that it's deliberate even though he admitted it. He is not that stupid to deny that it's handball when he knows he will be blast for it.

He said asked the referee why the whistle was not blown. Well, what a lame statement from a professional world class player I would say. Why not ask, why I used my hand in the first place? Act of desperation? I regards him as one of the best player in the world but he got no class when he did that.

PS: Maradona must be smiling when he saw this even though it was not exactly the same.

lol.. not a deliberate handball but then admit it after the game.. damn... some players do admit that they handballed in the game and the referee does cancel out the goal.. guess henry is just not that type of player.. whats the use of admitting it after the game? to escape suspension or something.?


This post has been edited by crystalfenix: Nov 19 2009, 11:41 PM

somehow i think he didnt intent to stop the ball with his palm, but then when the ball hits it, might as well just go on playing...

is like why striker dives at penalty box, at most is a yellow card.... else a goal

you cannot said it's a FACT it was deliberate though. you think it was deliberate based on what you see, but how can you say it's a FACT that it was deliberate?

i thought at the very least it was questionable that he deliberately handled the ball

This post has been edited by toshio14: Nov 20 2009, 12:08 AM

true, i had the same thing in mind, why he didnt went to the ref right after the goal?

anyway, any decision from FIFA will surely be a huge controversy

not deliberate!?? he handled it to keep the ball in play! argghh..pity the irish

We cannot change the outcome after tonight's game.
No players will admits handball if they are in the same situation as Henry.
It's the responsibility of FIFA to solve this problem.
FIFA must start to implement the 2 linesman behind the goal for every football match.
Otherwise, the same thing will keep repeating itelf

This post has been edited by gothmy: Nov 20 2009, 12:50 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty5vgjMOsAI

lol

+1

Looks like French players are grabbing the headlines over the past few days eh. First we have Ngog and now Henry. Both are branded as cheats.

This Platini fag is quick at criticising and condemning BPL clubs but when his national side is surrounded by controversies, he is no where to be seen.

Hated him since those quick free-kicks he took. Shows no sportsmanship at all.

erm so what now for les blues? The boys in green are demanding a rematch
by writing the letter to FIFA. So what's gonna be next? In my opinion they
shud just replayed the extra time 30 mins lol. To be fair to the irish who won
in paris.

haha...i know what you meant. but i think that time referee never ask him to wait for the whistle though.

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Added on November 20, 2009, 9:36 ami sincerely hope they got a replay though. but with blatter and platini under one roof, i can hardly see that coming.

This post has been edited by O-haiyo: Nov 20 2009, 09:36 AM

this is a message from thierry henry...



cheeky smile isnt it

This post has been edited by Nabeyl: Nov 20 2009, 09:45 AM

right...with platini & blatter at the helm..i doubt it would happen though. Well if u ask me as a neutral footy fans..
yes i would really glad if france make it to world cup.. C'mon..for example, if France vs Australia @ Ireland vs Australia..
what match ur rather watch? But to be fair to the irish..they deserve to go to SA. So the best thing are having a
rematch between them..this way if...if France wins convincingly(i highly doubt they could with the idiot domenech
as their coach) then they "deserved" to go to SA. But as i mention earlier, it's a slim chance it going to happen.