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And he added his voice to the chorus for video technology to be introduced to end the rows about debatable match-turning decisions. Two weeks on from Manchester United ' s loss at Chelsea and ignoring his two-match touchline ban from the FA for his verbal attack on referee Alan Wiley, Ferguson took up the cudgels against Martin Atkinson for allowing John Terry's winner at Stamford Bridge. Quite apart from disagreeing with Atkinson's decision to award a foul against Darren Fletcher when he had clearly  

And he added his voice to the chorus for video technology to be introduced to end the rows about debatable match-turning decisions. Two weeks on from Manchester United ' s loss at Chelsea and ignoring his two-match touchline ban from the FA for his verbal attack on referee Alan Wiley, Ferguson took up the cudgels against Martin Atkinson for allowing John Terry's winner at Stamford Bridge. Quite apart from disagreeing with Atkinson's decision to award a foul against Darren Fletcher when he had clearly  

BUSINESSMAN Denis O'Brien said he will continue to pay the wages of Giovanni Trapattoni and called the Ireland manager a genius. Mr O'Brien said he has only met Mr Trapattoni for three minutes but said the job he has done with the Irish team has been amazing. Last year it was revealed that Mr O'Brien had decided to part-fund Mr Trapattoni's wages in a no-strings-attached deal.  

THE floods which have inundated large parts of the country may not have been caused by the collective tears of a nation distraught at Ireland's exit from the World Cup – but they might as well have been as both incidents have left a trail of devastation in their wake. A week might be a long time in politics and it seems the observation also holds true for soccer. From the lows of last Saturday's 1-0 defeat by the French at home in Croke Park to the highs of reversing that scoreline in 90 minutes last

They can complain all they want but France are going to the World Cup. Get over it. France were there for the taking and Ireland didn’t do it. Same old story   -Robbie Keane

 

Giovanni Trapattoni has targeted the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as his possible swansong, despite yet another cruel elimination from international competition, but for now he's finding it hard to move on from Wednesday's disappointment in Paris. Thierry Henry's double handball in the build up to William Gallas's goal in the World Cup play-off against the Republic of Ireland allowed Les Bleus to reach next year's World Cup in South Africa, and Trapattoni has admitted the disappointment takes his toll. "T

It took me years to forget about Moreno, but I don't give up.   -Giovanni Trapattoni

 

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson admits he would like to see video technology used to clear up controversial decisions — but cannot see the sport's governing bodies adopting any new schemes in the near future. The issue over whether football should embrace the technology available was reignited on Wednesday night when France's Thierry Henry used his hand to control the ball before crossing for William Gallas to score the goal that ended Ireland's chances of going to the World Cup. There have bee  

Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni will not quit football over the Thierry Henry handball controversy. The France striker handled the ball as he set up William Gallas to score the goal which sent Les Bleus to next summer's World Cup, harshly ending Ireland's South Africa dream. The unjust refereeing decision is the second high profile incident in recent memory for Trapattoni, who endured similar injustice while in charge of his native Italy.

I would like to know what have I done to (Sepp) Blatter   -Giovanni Trapattoni

 

ON A TECHNICAL basis, France are in a different league to Ireland, but you'd never have guessed it from this encounter. Les Bleus were abject, listless and, with the exception of the magnificent Hugo Lloris between the sticks, utterly meritless. It takes a special kind of manager to take this much talent and mould it into such an anaemic outfit.  

Three days on, it is difficult not to commiserate with Republic of Ireland after they were denied a place at the World Cup thanks to the sort of refereeing ineptitude that made Tom Henning Ovrebo a legend of all time. The least Ireland deserved from 180 minutes of controlled, organised and cohesive football was broad day light robbery. In the glory of qualifying for a fourth straight World Cup, France and their skipper Thierry Henry will not feel enthralled by confirmation of their ticket to South Afric