tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni launched an attack on FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA counterpart Michel Platini after France's World Cup playoff victory. read more
SportsProf (Free subscription) | yesterday
FIFA has said no replay. Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA, has been silent. France just said no to a replay. Thierry "Hands" Henry, captain of Les Bleus, belatedly said that there should be a replay. Perhaps his agent told him that his legacy (and obituary) would be that in a key game to save his national team from humiliation, he guided a ball with his hand in extra time to steer a World...
Thierry Henry (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The match is over and Ireland is out of the World Cup , but apparently, this has just begun. The Football Association of Ireland sent an official statement to FIFA on Thursday demanding to replay the playoff against France. As we know, France qualified for the World Cup after their 1-1 tie with the Irish team yesterday, but the French goal was scored thanks to a previous hand by Thierry Henry . The...
Ginge Talks the Footy (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Bad Thierry Henry. You cheated and you are the hero of all of France for it. Somewhere Michel Platini is dancing because you did it. Somewhere Sepp Blatter and the rest of FIFA are doing an Arsene Wegner impression. In Ireland your face will end up on dart boards and was the reason that children cried themselves to sleep last night. It's certainly not the end of the world and it's definitely not the...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
• World body rules out replay after Thierry Henry handball furore • 'We should put the powers that be on the spot,' says Ahern Fifa has ruled out any prospect of France and the Republic of Ireland replaying their World Cup play-off match, despite the Irish justice minister, Dermot Ahern, this morning joining the Republic of Ireland assistant manager Liam Brady, in calling for a rematch....
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Tottenham striker Robbie Keane launched a scathing attack on FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA counterpart Michel Platini after the Republic of Ireland's heartbreaking World Cup elimination. read more
The Sun (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
ROBBIE KEANE hit out at Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter after Ireland's World Cup KO
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Ireland captain Robbie Keane has blasted football's governing body for using seedings in the World Cup playoff draw, and claims FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be delighted France qualified. Keane's clinical first-half goal put Ireland ahead at Stade de France, but William Gallas equalized in extra time and sent the French through 2-1 on aggregate after their scrappy 1-0 win in Dublin.
Arsenal News Review (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
France 1 Republic of Ireland 1 Keane 33 Gallas 103 France qualify 2-1 on aggregate Gillette must sack Henry now. Gillette must pull that Tiger-Woods-Roger Federer-Thierry Henry commercial. Pull it from every market.That commercial should never be seen again. Tiger and Roger don't want to approve of cheating. Does Tiger Woods kick his ball into the hole in the 18th green? Does Roger Federer want to...
Pitch Invasion (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
MLS in an 80,000 indoor stadium? Maybe it's Sepp Blatter's dream come true. Related posts: The Kansas City Wizards New Home, Handily Next to a Shopping Center Readers who like to characterise MLS as a Mickey Mouse league (don’t be shy about it, folks) have a little... The Sweeper: Shootout Our occasional roundup of what's worth reading on the interwebs about the occasionally beautiful game returns....
HexagonalBlog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Today, Santos Laguna inaugurated their impressive athletic complex, Territorio Santos Modelo (TSM). And all of the heavy hitters in Mexican, CONCACAF, and world soccer were there, from Javier Aguirre, Justino Compeán, and Mexican President Felipe Calderón to Jack Warner, Sepp Blatter, and Pelé. Ricky Martin gave the first concert, and Santos and Brazil's Santos are playing the...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
LONDON - World Cup organizers say there was never an emergency plan to move the 2010 tournament if South Africa were not ready. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the United...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
• Law-makers say trials must wait till March 2011 meeting • Use of extra assistants in Europa League means delay Despite the comments this month from the Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, that he wished to explore goalline technology again, the International Football Association Board – which presides over the sport's laws – last week decided the prospect was closed until their March...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
ZURICH - FIFA and the World Anti-Doping Agency have agreed to work together on a new anti-doping program to test top-level football players. FIFA president Sepp Blatter...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Wednesday he wants all legal issues to be settled before implementing a rule that would limit the number of foreign players on a team.
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