The appetite for commentary on the farce in Paris still seems strong, and I thought Arsene
Wenger had a very wise take on the entire situation today. Wenger is, obviously, a French
supporter and very close with Henry. In fairness to the Irish fans, the world football community,
and for the sake of Henry, he called for the game to be replayed.
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I thought I should jump in on this issue while the water is still warm and explain an Irish view
of Wednesday's larceny. In Ireland we do not do football dramas in small measures, Roy Keane's
walkout at the 2002 World Cup practically sparked a civil war and now the 'Hand of Henry' has
turned into a diplomatic incident.
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Since Thierry Henry's handball on Wednesday, the former Arsenal striker's reaction has gone from
arrogance, to indifference to being contrite. From where I sit, this simply proves that Henry is a
Public Relations driven phony. He's cultivated an image for over a decade in conjunction with his
handlers and now sees the possibility it can all come undone.
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Jan Molby is a player that I have a lot of time for. The Danish footballer was a maestro in
midfield. While he's best remembered as being a pivotal player for Liverpool during his time there
between 1984 and 1996, he has a special place in my heart for being a pioneer with the club I
support, Swansea City, where he introduced a beautiful style of play as player manager which laid
the groundwork for Roberto Martinez's arrival, much later, in 2007.
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On this episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, host Kartik Krishnaiyer and French Football expert Dave
Trotter discuss one of the most controversial football stories of the year — the Thierry Henry
handball incident for France against Ireland which ended up knocking the Republic Of Ireland out of
the World Cup qualifying match while France will be making their way to South Africa next
summer.
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EA Sports' FIFA franchise strives for realism, to approximate the experience of being a
footballer or managing a club. When you see the gaudy, arcade style interface of FIFA 10 for the
Wii, you realize this will be a very different game.
Creating for the Wii constrains developers.
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For many, cheating is an ugly blight on the beautiful game. Players who break the rules are
regularly vilified and criticized. But cheating, when used effectively, can be a great way to help
your team out. It is so much easier to score from the penalty spot than from open play
with all those pesky defenders around.
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Okay okay, I guess I have to write something about this Thierry Henry hand ball or something.
Here is the obligatory (and slightly sarcastic) background info already reported: The World Cup
playoffs are seeded, seemingly hurting the minnows like Republic of Ireland. Then, Ireland are
given an away game in Paris for the second leg, presumably giving them yet another
disadvantage.
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We examine both sides of this debate fairly. A must listen to pod.
Related posts:
- EPL Talk Podcast: The Henry Aftermath
- EPL Talk Meets Henry Winter
- First Look At The EPL Talk Podcast App
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We examine both sides of this debate fairly. A must listen to pod.
Related posts:
- EPL Talk Podcast: The Henry Aftermath
- EPL Talk Meets Henry Winter
- First Look At The EPL Talk Podcast App
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After an International break that completed the 32-team field for the World Cup next summer in
South Africa, the EPL surges back to action this weekend with an important fixture at Anfield.
That game is on ESPN in glorious high definition. Here's the entire TV schedule.
Now, on to the previews:
Liverpool vs.
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Nike is a relative newcomer to the boot game. What Nike has lacked in substance they've usually
made up in style. Their autumn ad campaign channels Irvine Welsh's finest prose by asking us to
choose; choose control, choose speed, choose accuracy, choose touch or choose 5-a-side. I chose
control, specifically Nike's CTR360 Trequartista AG.
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In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the thirteenth
episode of RNF's podcast.
Russia was many's dark-horse in South Africa. One problem: getting there.
Slovenia completed their upset of Russia with a 1-0 win in Maribor, going through on away goals
after a 2-2 aggregate.
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It has been all about Thierry Henry and his "Hand of God" this past 24 hours. Articles,
comments, they are everywhere, lambasting the striker for his role in the controversial equaliser.
I am a Gooner, and Henry scored the goal which mesmerized me into pledging my allegiance to
Arsenal.
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In my piece yesterday, I discussed all of the reasons that Ireland's potential qualification was
better for World Football than France's would be. I detailed my reasoning without any mention that
a group of hard working custodians of the game should not be denied by a group of talented but
unsporting cheats.
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