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SOCCER NOTEBOOK No replay for IrelandLONDON — FIFA rejected Ireland’s request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be “the fairest solution” to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal. Turning down an appeal by the Football Association of Ireland as well as pressure from lawmakers in both countries, FIFA said it could not interfere and the referee’s decision to allow the goal stands. “The result of the match cannot be changed and the match cannot be replayed,” FIFA said in a statement. “As is clearly mentioned in the Laws of the Game, during matches, decisions are taken by the referee and these decisions are final.” Henry used his left hand to keep the ball from going out of play, then passed to William Gallas, who headed in the decisive goal. At the time of Henry’s hand ball, which went unpunished by Swedish referee Martin Hansson despite fervent appeals by Ireland players, the match was 17 minutes from reaching a penalty shootout. The 1-1 draw at Stade de France put the French through to next year’s World Cup in South Africa 2-1 on aggregate. Henry was jubilant in his goal celebrations but more subdued at the end of the match and admitted to handling the ball. The France captain said after the game that the referee was at fault for not spotting the offense but waited until after FIFA’s ruling to acknowledge the possibility of a replay. “Of course the fairest solution would be to replay the game, but it is not in my control,” Henry said in a statement issued to British media. “Naturally, I feel embarrassed at the way that we won and feel extremely sorry for the Irish, who definitely deserve to be in South Africa. “There is little more I can do apart from admit that the ball had contact with my hand leading up to our equalizing goal and I feel very sorry for the Irish.” FIFA suspends Iraq ZURICH — FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation. Soccer’s world governing body says it is “unacceptable” for Iraq’s Olympic committee to disband the federation this week for alleged financial and administrative irregularities. FIFA’s emergency committee, led by president Sepp Blatter, imposed the suspension after Iraq missed an overnight deadline to reinstate the federation and hand back the headquarters seized by government security forces. Spain 1st in FIFA rankings ZURICH — Spain regained first place from Brazil in the FIFA rankings on Friday, while the United States dropped three places to 14th. The European champions regained the top spot they lost to the South Americans in July after exhibition wins over fellow World Cup qualifier Argentina and Austria. Brazil beat England 1-0 and Oman 2-0 this week but was overtaken because older ranking points lost value, and its wins came against lower-ranked opposition. Associated Press |
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