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FIFA – Henry Thierry’s Handball Goal Not Serious Offense

yessir — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:41:11 +0000

Last November French soccer team captain Henry Thierry helped scored an infamous goal for France during a 2010 FIFA World Cup Final qualifying round against Ireland. He used his hands, not once but twice, to keep the ball in illegal play before passing the ball to fellow French striker William Gallas to score the all important goal that [...]

Henry Thierry – Does Sepp Blatter Still Support Him?

yessir — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:43:28 +0000

If you have been following the Henry Thierry saga, you must be wondering whether FIFA President Sepp Blatter has changed his mind about supporting Henry Thierry.

It was a double handball foul by Henry Thierry that led to France qualifying for next year’s FIFA World Cup Final competition at the expense of Ireland. The fouls were not [...]

Henry Thierry Booed: “I Felt Alone, Really Alone”

yessir — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:45:07 +0000

Henry Thierry is now finding out the consequences of his handball foul, unnoticed by the referee, which resulted in a goal that sent Ireland crashing out of the 2010 World Cup Final competition. He discovered that he has just lost the support of his own home crowd at Barcelona. Playing his first game since that infamous [...]