Friday 20 November 2009

La Main de la Grenouille

Handball! Well, he's French and he's a former Arsenal player so what do you expect? At least Thierry Henry has since owned up, but his handball was deliberate and he should have been given a yellow card so even if FIFA can't order a replay under the existing rules they should at least take some disciplinary action against him. Ban him from the first three matches of the World Cup, for instance.The great majority of players would have done likewise and not many would own up. Even fewer, if any, would have gone to the referee immediately and asked him to disallow the goal. But it isn't 'fair play' and now Henry will be remembered for this rather than his playing skills. FIFA will have to do something to improve matters; perhaps have another official at each goal line?

It will be interesting to see if the referee gets any matches in South Africa.

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