Quit Your Crying

Finally. The Irish national soccer team (or football, we do have European readers) are giving up on challenging the intentional hand ball no-call that happened in a World Cup Qualifying game against France. If you havent heard (how could you not have?) Thierry Henry of France touched a pass, what looked to be intentionally, with his  inside the box and passed it to a teammate who scored. That goal knotted the game at 1-1 and it stayed that way. France advanced by an aggregate score of 2-1 and the Beer Drinkers were sent home and did not qualify for the World Cup.

I cant say I am too upset about Ireland giving up. Let me get this right... Ireland wanted to go back and re-play the game (or play)? Yea, sure, lets just go back and re-do the play next week. Better yet, lets just restart the game? Yea, that will be good. News flash, Ireland, stuff happens. I agree its a horrible way to lose but its a little ridiculous to the extent they are taking it. Getting Prime Minister's and Presidents all involved. Come onnn. Thats like saying lets go back every week in the NFL and re-do all the passing TD's where a hold occurred. In the words of Borat, "Naaatttt".

An interview were Henry admitted the hand ball was intentional