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Irish give up on World Cup replay over hand ball

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:42:01 -0500

Ireland has given up hope of getting its World Cup playoff against France replayed because of Thierry Henry's hand ball. Henry's deliberate handling set up an equalizer for William Gallas in Wednesday's 1-1 draw which sent the French to next year's championship and knocked the Irish out. The Irish appealed to the French football federation to agree to a replay but were turned down on Friday.

Irish give up on WCup replay over Henry hand ball

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:41:19 -0500

Hughes to entice Torres to join City Revolution

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:54 -0500

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes reportedly has not lost hopes of signing Liverpool superstar Fernando Torres and believes a strong show form the Citizens at Anfield today can tempt the

Fergie tells Rooney to bide his time

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:53:08 -0500

Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Wayne Rooney to become Manchester United captain one day but told the forward to forget about it for a few years.

Fergie: FA Use Rooney Every Blinking Time!

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:09 -0500

Sir Alex Ferguson gets in a dig at the FA after point out how often Wayne Rooney is used to do all the press for England. Our manager is famous for wanting to lower the profile of his young stars but this doesn’t seem to be a method the FA are familiar with. “Every time England go [...]

Cantona Rates Larry White

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:08:02 -0500

Laurent Blanc is flavour of the month at the moment after winning the league with Bordeaux and currently standing top of his Champions League group, which contains Juventus and Bayern Munich. Back in May, RoM looked at the reasons why Blanc should replace Sir Alex Ferguson, but Eric Cantona wants him to be the next manager [...]

Cantona: Henry Wouldn’t Have Lasted Three Seconds With Me!

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:43:46 -0500

Every man and his dog has been asked what they think of Thierry Henry disgraceful cheating this week which denied Ireland a place in the World Cup. Eric Cantona is the latest to give his opinion on Henry and seems to imply if he had been playing, and if was Irish, he would have kicked the [...]

Ferguson Talks About Rooney’s England And United Captaincy

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:30:41 -0500

Fabio Capello named Wayne Rooney the captain for England’s 2-0 defeat against Brazil because he is the best player in the squad. Sir Alex Ferguson has reflected on this decision and also weighs up the chances of Rooney becoming our captain one day. “You can see the qualities Wayne would bring to the captaincy,” said Ferguson. “His [...]

Rooney: I Want Best United Scoring Record This Season

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:15:07 -0500

Wayne Rooney has claimed that he is prepared to take on the burden of goals in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. He’s currently the fourth highest scorer in the league but is aiming to beat his best scoring total of 23 goals this season. “Having lost Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, myself and the other forwards have [...]

Beckham has bone bruise but expects to play final

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:58:00 -0500

Los Angeles midfielder David Beckham will need an injection in his right ankle to reduce pain and allow him to play in Sunday's MLS Cup final against Real Salt Lake.

Coke Zero – Wayne Rooney’s Street Striker: Behind the scenes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:48 -0500

I’m sure you have heard about Coke Zero – Wayne Rooney’s Street Striker show. We also showed you the little stunt Rooney pulled where he’s dribbling (kind of) through a bunch of randomly rolled tires (if not, click here). We got hold of more of the clippings of the show. Soccerlens now presents, behind the [...]

Beckham Demonstrates Commitment

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:00 -0500

by Brian StrausFiled under: MLSSEATTLE -- David Beckham continues to claim he's committed to both the Los Angeles Galaxy and Major League Soccer, and on Friday afternoon seemed to back that up with a promise to play in Sunday's MLS Cup final despite pain in his foot that will require pre-game injections, to return to the team following next summer's World Cup and even to involve himself in the upcoming collective bargaining agreement negotiations between the players and MLS owners...

Injured Beckham vows to play MLS Cup final

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:20:00 -0500

England midfielder David Beckham has a bone bruise in his right ankle, but he still expects to play for his US club Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major League Soccer

Beckham has bone bruise but expects to play

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:52:41 -0500

Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham says he'll need an injection in his right ankle to reduce pain and allow him to play in Sunday's MLS final against Real Salt Lake. Beckham has a bone bruise in his ankle that's been bothering him for some time. He said on Friday after Los Angeles finished training at Qwest Field that the combination of the injury and the artificial surface at the stadium won't keep him from playing for his first title since joining the Galaxy.

Cantona slams Domenech and Henry

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:06:26 -0500

Former French international Eric Cantona launched a stinging attack on national coach Raymond Domenech on Friday following France’s controversial qualification for the 2010 World Cup. “I think that Raymond Domenech is

Guardiola backs Henry in cheating row

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:36 -0500

Thierry Henry, in the eye of a storm surrounding his handball in Wednesday’s World Cup play-off against Ireland, received welcome support Friday from his club manager at Barcelona. Pep Guardiola described

Roy Keane says Irish defending to blame, not Henry

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:14:27 -0500

Former Ireland captain Roy Keane has blamed the national team's poor defending rather than Thierry Henry's hand ball for the Irish failing to qualify for the World Cup. France striker Henry has been condemned for a deliberate hand ball that set up his team's tying goal in a qualifying draw that sent the French rather than the Irish to next year's World Cup.

Roy Keane slams FAI

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:03:27 -0500

Roy Keane has denounced FAI’s request for a rematch and believes Ireland have only themselves to blame for their failure to qualify for the World Cup finals. The Republic’s appeal to

Seattle is the Epicenter of Sunday Football: MLS Cup Preview

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:44 -0500

Say what you want about the MLS product, and over the years everyone has said everything they've wanted about the MLS product, but the league could not have asked for a more fortuitous championship matchup. Look, let's be honest, the L.A. Galaxy could be playing a rag-tag bunch of kung-fu-fighting street performers and MLS would be happy with the match-up. Come to think of it, that'd be a pretty awesome thing to watch: If you plan to watch the MLS Cup on Sunday ...

Thierry Henry says replay ´fairest solution´

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:55:00 -0500

France captain Thierry Henry said on Friday that “the fairest solution” to the row surrounding his handball in the World Cup playoff against Ireland would be to replay the match. He

Thierry Henry Believes France vs. Ireland Match Should Be Replayed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:54:00 -0500

by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: FIFA World CupLONDON (AP) -- Thierry Henry denied Friday that he was a cheat but said the "fairest solution" would be to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff that was decided by his handball.Henry set up the deciding goal for William Gallas by controlling the ball with his hand in Wednesday's 1-1 draw at the Stade de France. The goal in extra time gave France a spot in next year's World Cup with a 2-1 aggregate victory over Ireland aft...

Henry says France-Ireland game should be replayed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:23 -0500

Thierry Henry says the "fairest solution" is to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff after he set up the deciding goal with a hand ball. Henry issued a statement Friday admitting he handled the ball and felt embarrassed at how France qualified for the World Cup at the expense of Ireland. But Henry said the hand ball was an "instinctive reaction" and denied cheating. Henry says the fairest solution would be to replay the game, but acknowledged it is not in h...

Henry Admits Handball

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:14:13 -0500

Ireland met defeat, and the end of their World Cup dreams, at the hands of Thierry Henry – quite literally. Henry’s controversial set-up to Gallas’s equalizing goal, which saw France advance on aggregate, has been confirmed by those involved to be a handball allowed by the officials. Henry told BBC Radio Five Live, “It was a [...]

Thierry Henry Aint Apologizing For No Handball

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:03:00 -0500

If you haven't seen it, this may be the last Thierry Henry handball video left on earth. Better get your eyes on it before it's extinct. As for how Thierry Henry feels about it, let's just say he isn't apologetic. "Yes, there is a handball but I am not the referee," Henry admitted. "I didn't deliberately do it , but it was handball. "I'm in the box, there are two defenders in front of me. The ball bounced off my hand, the referee di...

Obvious Handball By Henry Dooms Ireland (Video)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:56 -0500

Thierry Henry is one of this generation’s legends of European soccer. The 32-year-old striker has been a member of the French national team since 1997 and has scored over 50 goals for Les Bleux - to say nothing of his nearly 230 goals in club play. He was one of the faces of Gillette shaving [...]

Thierry Henry Handball Sends France To World Cup: Video

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:33:19 -0500

French striker Thierry Henry committed a blatant handball against Ireland today in the World Cup Qualifier which led to a goal by William Gallas and sent France to the 2010 World Cup, leaving Ireland’s dreams dashed and Irish football supporters feeling understandably bitter. The blatant handball by Henry was disgraceful and a horrible way to send [...] Related posts:Henry in Les Bleus admission Thierry Henry is a footballer who is not used to...Ireland To End France’s Cycle Of...

LEAVE ELIZABETH LAMBERT ALONE

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:04:31 -0500

Most of us remember that women’s soccer video where that aggressive New Mexico player punched and hair-pulled her way into America’s hearts. Now that player, Elizabeth Lambert, is doing her best to quell the uprising indignation emanating from the media, and not just from the sports world. “I still deeply regret it and will always regret [...]

Saudi Arabian Soccer Player Scores Goal In Two Seconds

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:20:33 -0500

Scoring in two seconds? Boy, does that measurement of time take me back to the night I lost my virginity. Nawaf Al Abed, who plays for Al Hilal, a Saudian Arabian soccer club, scored a goal two seconds into a match against Al Shoalah in a Prince Faisal bin Fahad Cup match. Al Abed took the opening [...]

WOMEN'S SOCCER GETS CATTY…RAWR!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:55:53 -0500

Here comes your women’s soccer post for 2009, courtesy of New Mexico defender Elizabeth Lambert. Lambert played in the Lobos’ WAC semifinal against BYU, and took some time out to go Mormon hunting, as seen in this ESPN clip. It looks to me that she’s spending more time fighting for women’s rights than simply gooning [...]