Thierry Henry Handball

The Only Case for Video Replay

Katharine Rust | Posted 05.25.2011

Katharine Rust

Yes, it's unfortunate that Galarraga lost his perfect game to a poor call, but should the ump revisit the ruling only for the fact that a record is on the line? In a word, no.

Why FIFA Did Not Suspend Thierry Henry

Gabriel A. Feldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Gabriel A. Feldman

A closer look at the FIFA Disciplinary Code shows that a suspension for Thierry Henry's infamaous handball against Ireland in World Cup Qualifying was not so farfetched.

Thierry Henry Gillette Ad: Handball Removed From French Version

Posted 05.25.2011

Well this is interesting. During the opening few seconds of Gillette's "Gillette Champions" ad site, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and Thierry Henry are ...

Thierry Henry: Replay Is "Fairest Solution"

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

LONDON — Thierry Henry denied Friday that he was a cheat but said the "fairest solution" would be to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff...

Thierry Henry Handball Goal VIDEO: "Le Hand Of God" Goal Puts France Past Ireland

Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE, 10:18 AM: Henry says that a replay would be "the fairest solution." More from his statement: I am not a cheat and never have been. It was a...

Ireland Gives Up On Replay Efforts

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

DUBLIN — Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball. Henry's deliberate handli...

'Hand Of Frog' Has Irish Eyes Crying Foul

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

DUBLIN — Soccer-mad Ireland is fighting mad – and demanding justice for a disputed goal that had fans here crying "Oui were robbed." A bl...

'Curse of the Gillette Three'

Times Online | Giles Smith, Sport on Television | Posted 05.25.2011

Beware the curse of Gillette, ye gods of sport. First Thierry Henry plays pat-a-cake in a World Cup play-off and unleashes a globe-girdling "cheat" st...

FIFA Denies Irish Appeal For Replay Against France

AP | STUART CONDIE | Posted 05.25.2011

LONDON — There will be no rematch. Ireland's hopes for a replay of its World Cup qualifier against France ended Friday after both FIFA and the ...

Raymond Domenech, France Coach, Sees No Need For Handball Apology

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

PARIS — France coach Raymond Domenech says he and his players see no reason to apologize for the Thierry Henry handball against Ireland that put...

Cheat: Soccer's New Endorsement

Alan Black | Posted 05.25.2011

Alan Black

A ruthless manufacturer could make three million fake Thierry Henry tops with a new endorsement and sell them to every man, woman and child in Ireland. They won't forget the Hand of Henry: the Irish memory is long.

We Must Replay the Match

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.25.2011

Bernard-Henri Lévy

No, American friends, France is not a country of "cheaters." The affair of Thierry Henry's hand, the scandal of the France-Ireland game that we won, but should have lost, has outraged many in Paris.

The Blame Game: Thierry Henry's Hand of God and the Referee Who Said Yes

Gregory M. White | Posted 05.25.2011

Gregory M. White

Thierry Henry's career has been a remarkable one. He's won titles in France, England and Spain, as well as the World Cup. But with two touches, he turned a world of admirers into enemies.