Summary
Sometimes football, like the law, is an ass. That was the overwhelming feeling as Thierry Henry escaped punishment for the blatant handball in last November’s World Cup qualification play-off which allowed France to go to South Africa this summer while Republic of Ireland fans cry into their Guinness.
FIFA decreed there was “no legal foundation” for them to deal with the case. In other words they bottled it.See the full content of this document
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Thierry Henry Escapes Punishment
Apparently, under current FIFA rules, or so Henry’s briefs successfully argued, only the illegal use of a hand to prevent a g...
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