"Those that doubted football's cruelty ought to have been on hand here in Paris. Much in the manner that Thierry Henry was for France. After Ireland had controlled lengthy spells of regulation time and ought really to have negated the need for the additional 30 minutes, the France captain was at the centre of a furious controversy that left Ireland nursing bitter feelings of regret and recrimination.
Replays showed that Henry had handled the ball twice before he smuggled it across from the byline for William Gallas to head home what proved to be the aggregate winner. Ireland might also have had a claim for an offside in the build-up. France had felt that Nicolas Anelka should have had a penalty for a foul by the Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given earlier in the first period of extra-time but that did nothing to dampen Irish feelings of injustice. They had cancelled out France's first-leg advantage through Robbie Keane's first-half goal, and Damien Duff and Keane himself had spurned glorious opportunities to win the tie in normal time. Ireland's players emerged with rich credit, many having played the game of their lives as they chased arguably the finest result in their nation's football history. The role of gallant losers, though, offered little consolation."
(no 'guardian' online)
a maneira como a 'frança'se qualificou para o mundial' da áfrica do sul parece estar a constituir a indignação do dia.
resta-nos gritar, como todos os franceses: 'vive monsieur platini!
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"Those that doubted football's cruelty ought to have been on hand here in Paris. Much in the manner that Thierry Henry was for France. After Ireland had controlled lengthy spells of regulation time and ought really to have negated the need for the additional 30 minutes, the France captain was at the centre of a furious controversy that left Ireland nursing bitter feelings of regret and recrimination.
Replays showed that Henry had handled the ball twice before he smuggled it across from the byline for William Gallas to head home what proved to be the aggregate winner. Ireland might also have had a claim for an offside in the build-up. France had felt that Nicolas Anelka should have had a penalty for a foul by the Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given earlier in the first period of extra-time but that did nothing to dampen Irish feelings of injustice. They had cancelled out France's first-leg advantage through Robbie Keane's first-half goal, and Damien Duff and Keane himself had spurned glorious opportunities to win the tie in normal time. Ireland's players emerged with rich credit, many having played the game of their lives as they chased arguably the finest result in their nation's football history. The role of gallant losers, though, offered little consolation."
(no 'guardian' online)
a maneira como a 'frança'se qualificou para o mundial' da áfrica do sul parece estar a constituir a indignação do dia.
resta-nos gritar, como todos os franceses: 'vive monsieur platini!