Hope for Ireland
Following a huge out cry of football fans world wide after how France eliminated Ireland through a controversial goal scored by Thiery Henry, FIFA released a statement that read as follows:
“Due to recent events in the world of football, namely incidents at the play-offs for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, match control (refereeing) and irregularities in the football betting market, the FIFA President has called an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee.
24 Nov 2009