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TALK TO US SEPP BLATTER? Who?
C’mon, you know Sepp, he’s the main man at FIFA and he’s in the hot seat now that Irish eyes are NOT smiling. Evidently, Frenchman Thierry Henry admitted to a “handball” that led to a tying goal that sent said Louvers into the World Cup and left are Guiness drinking Irish lads out in the cold.

On Friday, afater Henry’s admission to an “accidental, intinctive” handball, FIFA officially turned down a request from the Irish football authorities to stage a replay of their controversial World Cup playoff defeat to France.

Backed by Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen on Thursday, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) had lodged the request with FIFA on Thursday.

The French Football Federation (FFF) said it had "taken note" of FIFA's decision but said it would make "no further comment". This poster was seen displayed outside FC Barcelona's Joan Gamper Sports Center near Barcelona, Spain.

"Where is Sepp Blatter?” asked former famous Irish midfielder Ray Houghton. "He's very good at telling other countries how to run their game. It really needed the top man to come out and tell the footballing public why they have made this decision."

"... I have seen the video and it's a mistake by the referee. I don't understand why we are expected to say sorry," said France coach Raymond Domenech.

Footballing…we don’t get it. We really don’t get it, and that’s a shame because apparently everybody else does and it’s a really big deal.

Nice, FIFA, NICE!