Rob Parker | February 19, 2010
Tel shoots some hoops
Thierry Henry really sets himself up for these things, doesn’t he? After the season he has had, you would think his advisers would be advising against publicly endorsing sports that are heavily reliant on the use of hands to succeed.
But no, they packed him off with a film crew to pick up [...]
Rob Parker | January 12, 2010
Arsene Wenger reveals his handball drills
Republic of Ireland fans can allow themselves a wry smile after Arsene Wenger revealed that he trains his players to handle the ball. The Arsenal boss was speaking after Saturday’s match against Everton when midfielder Denilson did his best dying swan impression while in possession.
The Toffees’ Tim Cahill sportingly kicked [...]
Rob Parker | November 30, 2009
FIFA president further endears himself to Irish public
Sepp Blatter risked further fury from the FAI and Republic of Ireland’s supporters as he scoffed at their attempts to overturn Thierry Henry’s handball. The FIFA president burst into laughter as he told the story of how the FAI had requested to be the ‘33rd team’ at next [...]
Rob Parker | November 30, 2009
The Hand of Frog gets Photoshopped out
Shaving brand Gillette has tweaked its advert to avoid any suggestion that they helped Thierry Henry towards his infamous handball against the Republic of Ireland. In the advert, Henry was featured honing his ball control with the offending hand.
Rob Parker | November 19, 2009
Offside and handball, but the goal stands
If I was Irish I would be waking up this morning a very bitter man. The Republic of Ireland had a place at next year’s World Cup snatched away from them by this horrendous piece of refereeing. Despite the fact that two players were offside, at least one very [...]
Usama Waheed | September 7, 2009
Showing off our link-up play
Thierry Henry publicly declares France’s players are bored with Raymond Domenech [Mirror]
Which player faked an injury to get out of Newcastle? [The Spoiler]
Slaven Bilic knows something about England that we don’t. [The Guardian]
Sven Eriksson attracts cross-dressing footballers. [Dirty Tackle]
The most feared managers in football. [The Independent]
Rob Parker | May 27, 2009
Mainly promoting manly fun, Apple, courier services and books
Ah, bless. I’ve been rooting for these two to get it together for years. This new Reebok viral is supposed to show Giggs and Henry psyching each other out ahead of tonight’s Champions League Final. To be fair, they are just flirting with each. Knowing smiles as [...]
