Somebody's pants are on fire....

So today was a very sad day for Irish across the nation and loyal sports fans everywhere. Not the loyal Raider-ish fans that will eat a baby's head to show their team commitment, but for the respect of the game loyal kind of fans.

Who knows- maybe the news has spread far and wide back to The States, maybe people care-maybe they don't, but one thing is for sure: Ireland has boycotted anything with the word 'french' in it. Not saying that I completely agree, but this even consists of people throwing out french-rolls, french-fries, french-toast and to make matters worse- hairy Irish men are threatening to boycott Gillette razors--and razors in general!!

Last night was the world qualifying match Irleand vs France game. And with all due respect many people outside of Ireland had their bets and money placed, as not many thought the team in green would come out so strong - but only to be devastated without proper defeat.

The goal which gave France the 2-1 victory was nothing but a double, controlled handball by Thierry Henry only to be assisted in scoring the winning goal. With Ireland shouting at the refs at how blatantly obvious that foul was, it was only later that the Irish in the stands were able to grasp the full situation from the continuous instant replay showing on TVs across the nation.

Now from someone who played and loved the sport for years, yes accidents do happen (even including the off sides that was involved but has taken a backseat to the more obvious foul) but his is NOT the face of someone who created a HUGE error that close within the goal box.

And come to mention it, only later did he come out in saying in an interview that basically yeah he used his hand/arm but he's not the ref, don't blame him. And to think Gillette picked him amongst Tiger Woods and Roger Federer for their $10-20 million campaign, “Gillette Champions.”

Even after Henry admitted to using his tactics, the best part is, to quote the Gillette campaign president, “They were chosen not only for their outstanding sporting performances, but also for their performance off the field, in their charitable actions, support of social causes or their reputations as icons of true sporting values.”

I'm sorry, but pretty sure I got yellow or red carded- not awarded a multi-million dollar campaign.

Gillette, grow some and re-evalute your standards.
Ireland you played amazingly well and I am proud to have called you my home for a year.

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