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Republic of Ireland National Football Team Matches: France Vs Republic of Ireland 2010 Fifa World Cup Play-Off

Republic of Ireland National Football Team Matches: France Vs Republic of Ireland 2010 Fifa World Cup Play-Off


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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The France vs Republic of Ireland 2010 FIFA World Cup Play-Off, dubbed by the media as the Hand of Henry affair and the Hand of Gaul, was a controversial association football game played on 18 November 2009 in Paris' Stade de France stadium between the national teams of France and the Republic of Ireland. It was the second leg of a two leg play-off in the UEFA Second Round of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa. The game finished in a draw, but after France had won the first leg at Croke Park it meant that they progressed to the finals at the expense of Ireland. After the game, the French captain Thierry Henry admitted to Irish defender Richard Dunne that he had illegally handled the ball in the build up to the scoring of the match winning goal, scored by William Gallas in extra time with 17 minutes remaining in the game. The incident led to calls from the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and the Government of Ireland to the world governing body FIFA for the result to be set aside and for the game to be replayed, which were rejected two days later. The FAI then requested to be allowed to enter the World Cup as an unprecedented 33rd entrant. Henry, previously seen by many in the sport as a fair footballer, was characterised as cheating, with the incident being compared to Diego Maradona's infamous "Hand of God" goal, and TIME magazine comparing Henry's performance to a top ten list of sporting cheats. Henry considered retiring from international football due to the reactions to the game, while the Swedish match referee Martin Hansson considered quitting as a referee. The result sparked debate on the issue of fair play in football, actively supported by FIFA through the Fair Play Award and Fair Play Troph... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24859990


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156195833
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 42
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Weight: 73 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156195837
  • Publisher Date: 31 May 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: France Vs Republic of Ireland 2010 Fifa World Cup Play-Off
  • Width: 229 mm


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