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The furore over Arsenal-legend Thierry Henry’s deliberate handball against Ireland will not be going away any time soon, but FIFA have ruled out any possibility of a replay, despite everyone asking them to bend the rules, including Henry.

The Republic manager Giovanni Trapattoni has derided FIFA for ignoring the calls for “fair play”.

“I would like to know what I have done to Blatter. If he explains it then at least I would be calm. I go to schools and speak of fair play, but perhaps I am a dreamer,” he said. Read the full article here

The Arsenal legend Thierry Henry says his France team-mates must forget about all the media build-up, and the reported “insult” scandal at the end of the first leg in Ireland.

He expects Ireland to play with their usual heart and soul, but doesn’t expect any serious “revenge” tactics from the Irish.

“As I said on English television, I do not expect anything,” Henry said yesterday.

“They are a team that will play, as they usually do, to their abilities and aggressively in the proper sense.”

“The hardest thing will be to finish the job,” Read the full article here

The Arsenal winger Theo Walcott played his first game of the season (as a substitute) in yesterday’s 6-2 win over Blackburn, and was full of praise for Cesc Fabregas, who had a hand in most of yesterdays goals, even scoring himself.

“He is fantastic to play with,” Walcott said today.

“He will spot anything. He played the ball to me for my goal and I didn’t have to break my stride. That’s how good he is. He takes that much time to pass it.

“He is still so young and he has a lot of pressure on his shoulders but he is a fantastic person to learn from. Read the full article here

Arsenal’s Carling Cup goal hero Sanchez Watt has revealed that he was scouted by Arsenal at an early age, and was signed by them when he was just SEVEN years-old!

He was playing for Senrab FC in Hackney at the time, a club that is famous for attracting talented youngsters. In fact John Terry, Sol Campbell and Jermain Defoe also started their carrers there.

Watt said: “I used to train at Victoria Park in Hackney with Senrab and Arsenal came to watch me play,”

“I ended up signing for the Gunners when I was seven.” Read the full article here

Good old Thierry Henry still believes that Arsene Wenger can steer Arsenal to the Premiership title, despite selling their top striker.

The Gunners legend knows that Wenger has a habit of selling his top players (like himself!) but still bringing youngsters through to replace them. He knows that whoever Wenger brings into the team will still make them strong enough to challenge for trophies.

Henry said: “Arsène and Arsenal have proven so many times they can win without spending a lot of money. People talk about the top four but the only thing that matters to me is who is going to be top, and I know that’s how Arsène sees it as well. Read the full article here