Our man in the van: Irish fans find forgiveness for Henry’s handball

It’s something that has slowly crept up on the Irish fans, but hasn’t been said: We may be ready to forgive France for that handball in 2009.

What else can explain the roar that greeted Antoine Griezmann’s late header against Albania?

Neutrals watching a game typically side with the underdogs in the hope of a dramatic and entertaining upset, but “Allez les Bleus” rang round the pub packed with mostly Irish the other night.