As if the Irish needed another reason to drink. Ireland was jobbed in its World Cup playoff vs. France when French striker Thierry Henry clearly touched the ball not once but twice with his hand on what turned out to be the deciding goal.
Now comes the news today that Swedish referee Martin Hansson, the head ref from that infamous game, has been one of 30 officials selected for the 2010 World Cup. One of his two assistants from his crew was swapped out but then another is also making the trip.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/4892686/ce/us/fifa-selects-martin-hansson-thierry-henry-hand-ball-ref-world-cup?cc=5901&ver=us
FIFA had the chance to right this wrong by at least having another game between Ireland and France and they lamely chose not to. The fact that this same clown gets a trip to the biggest tournament in the world is a joke and I don't know how FIFA can justify it. It doesn't matter if he's been great all his life, someone had to at least absorb some punishment from this agregious error.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLUxMRYJAso&feature=fvw
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