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FIFA President breaks silence to support cheat Henry 9 Stunden her
 
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Fifa president Sepp Blatter has revealed that he telephoned France captain Thierry Henry to offer him support over his controversial handball in the World Cup play-off win over Ireland.

"I called Thierry, because he tried to get in touch with me," Blatter told French newspaper L'Equipe.

"He was honest by admitting that he did use his hand, but it wasn't his responsibility to tell the referee.

"When I was a centre forward in my junior team, I definitely gained an advantage by pulling a defender's jersey in order to score a goal. And I didn't go and see the referee to tell him about it."

Blatter's remarks are incredible as he seems to be condoning cheating within the game & it certainly makes a mockery of FIFA's Fair Play code.

Its difficult to see how Blatter can support Fair Play within the game on the one hand and on the other ring the perpetrator of the cheating to console him and offer him his support.

Article one of the FIFA fair play code reads as follows : "Winning is without value if victory has been achieved unfairly or dishonestly. Cheating is easy, but brings no pleasure. Playing fair requires courage and character. It is also more satisfying. Fair play always has its reward, even when the game is lost. Playing fair earns respect, while cheating only brings shame. Remember: it is only a game. And games are pointless unless played fairly."

The Fifa president had previously refused to comment on the incident, prompting criticism from Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief executive John Delaney.

France's play-off with Ireland was poised at 1-1 on aggregate in the second leg in Paris when Henry controlled the ball with his hand twice before teeing up William Gallas for the decisive goal,the linesman had a clear view of the Henry handball yet for some reason failed to make any signal to the referree about the act of blatant cheating by the French forward. The cheating incident sparked furious protests from the Irish players that were taken up by the Irish government.

The revelation that Blatter personally contacted Henry follows soon after the announcement by UEFA boss Michel Platini that the play-off's for the next European Qualifying Championships will be weighted heavily in favour of the bigger nations, with the play-off draw being seeded and the teams offered the chance to play the second leg at home.

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Ireland 1 South Africa 0 82 Tage her
 
A great free-kick by man of the match Liam Lawrence gave Ireland victory over South Africa in Limerick tonight.

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Cyprus 1 Ireland 2 85 Tage her
 
Cyprus 1 Ireland 2

Robbie Keane was Ireland's hero once again as he snatched victory in Cyprus to keep our World Cup dream very much alive.

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Three points essential for Ireland 85 Tage her
 
Ireland have an added incentive to claim all three points against Cyprus in Saturday’s crucial World Cup qualifier.

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Berbatov out of Ireland v Bulgaria qualifier 252 Tage her
 
Bulgaria captain Dimitar Berbatov will miss Bulgaria's Group 8 world cup qualifier against Ireland on the 28th of March after suffering an ankle knock. The injury came during Manchester United clash with Fulham on Saturday afternoon.

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Worthington gets it wrong, again! 260 Tage her
 
The Northern Ireland football manager Nigel Worthington has yet again shown his inability to grasp the concept of ‘being Irish and representing Ireland’, when questioned about FIFA and Sepp Blatter’s continued support for Irish players from the North of Ireland representing and playing for Giovanni Trapattoni’s all-island international team.

He also failed to see the contradictions and inconsistencies in his own, and his associations’ constant gripe of investing money and coaching hours in players who decide to represent Ireland, rather than the Belfast based team.


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New Ireland 2009-2010 away kit preview 264 Tage her
 
New Ireland 2009-2010 away kit preview

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Support Blackout ireland now270 Tage her
 
Blackout Ireland

What is happening?

Download your avator below - make it happen

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IRMA, the Irish Recorded Music Association, wants to block Irish Internet users' access to certain websites.

They have written letters to Irish Internet providers telling them, under threat of legal action, to allow IRMA to tell them what websites to block. Eircom has already agreed to this. They will settle every application for website blocking out of court.
No sites have been blocked yet. We have limited time to act before the bans are set.
A copy of the letter sent out to Irish ISPs has been kindly made available by Michele Neylon of Blacknight Solutions. Read it here.

Why?

IRMA believes that by blocking websites like thepiratebay.org it will reduce piracy in Ireland and preserve some of its profits.

What's the problem?

Blackout Ireland does not think that this will be effective in combating piracy. Furthermore, we think it is a serious breach of civil liberties and that it constitutes censorship.
There is no certainty in what sites IRMA will include in their requests for banning. Will they seek to ban websites that merely link to copyrightable content, without actually hosting it? Proxy websites that could serve to circumvent the ban? Sites like riaaradar.com that promote boycotting members of record label associations? Blogs that criticize IRMA's actions? This very website? There is no telling where IRMA will draw the line. This is a very slippery slope.
Blocking websites never works. It creates free publicity for the site in question. Pirates will always be able to circumvent blocks with ease. Legitimate paying users will be once again be the ones most inconvenienced and have their freedom of communication restricted the most.
Censorship is not a solution. It is avoiding the issue. It does not pay artists for their work.
Blackout Ireland thinks the solutions proposed by the EFF and the European Green Party Free Alliance are much more effective. Their respective solutions benefit both artists and music fans. They embrace new technology rather than shunning it.
What can I do?
Please contact your Internet service provider (ISP).

A list of emails addresses to contact can be found here.
Make it clear in your email/letter that you are, as a customer, very concerned about this issue.
Tell your ISP that if they implement IRMA's threats you will consider changing to a provider who does not cave in to demands for censorship.
Be polite and clear.
A sample letter may be found here but please personalize it to reflect your thoughts and opinion
Please contact the TD for your constituency.
Contact details may be found here.
Tell your representative that this is an important issue to you, as a constituent.
Ask them if they are willing to stand up for the right of Irish people to communicate freely on the Internet.
Tell them why you think giving third-party companies the power to ban websites is a bad thing and is setting a dangerous precedent.
Tell them that their actions relating to this issue will strongly affect your voting preferences.
Please contact Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan TD
He can be phoned at 01 - 618 3097
He can be emailed at eamon.ryan@oireachtas.ie or minister@dcenr.gov.ie
Tell him you are extremely worried about IRMA's desire to censor Irish communications.
Tell him Ireland's image will be damaged internationally if we gain the reputation as a place with restricted Internet communications.
Remind him that in Italy, a very similar blocking of The Pirate Bay was overruled in court citing European Directive, 2000/31 CE which is also applicable in Ireland.
Ask him if he is willing to implement any of the solutions proposed by his party?
Take part in Blackout Week
To demonstrate your feelings about this issue online you can make your avatar black on any websites you have a presence on.
This is inspired by Creative Freedom New Zealand's blackout campaign.
From Black Thursday on the 5th of March, for one week, set your picture on sites like Facebook, Bebo, Twitter, MSN, etc black to raise awareness for Blackout Ireland.
On that Thursday we encourage you to express yourself publicly about this issue. Whether by blog posts, letters to newspapers or any form of communication you can think of.
Who are Blackout Ireland?
Blackout Ireland are a group of Irish Internet users who are concerned by the prospect of Ireland having a censored Internet. We do not think private companies should be allowed dictate what websites the Irish people are allowed to visit.
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Sepp Blatter: Eligibility issue sorted 273 Tage her
 
FIFA President Sepp Blatter seems to have finally 'Put To Bed' any prospect of the Football authorities in the North blocking prospective young international footballers from the North of Ireland, from representing Giovanni Trapattoni’s Ireland on the international stage.

President Blatter, who was in Newcastle, County Down for an International Football Association board meeting, was unequivocal in his belief that players from the North are clearly eligible to play for Ireland and he backed the FAI’s stance that it is working within FIFA’s rules when selecting players from throughout the Island of Ireland and he stated yesterday “ We will propose that any player born in the North can play for the South too”

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McGeady enjoying life under Trapattoni 297 Tage her
 
Ireland winger Aidan McGeady is enjoying life under Giovanni Trapattoni and has spoken of how he is given much more freedom on the pitch to move off the wing and challenge for possession in central midfield areas. This is in contrast to the rigid set-up he plays under at Celtic with Gordon Strachan.

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