Even French papers say Irish were robbed

IRELAND’s very own “Hand of God” incident sparked a media frenzy yesterday as newspapers around the globe bemoaned Ireland’s hard luck at the hand of Thierry Henry.

Even the French newspapers were resigned to the fact their team was on the plane to South Africa courtesy of a blatant handball by Henry.

French daily sports paper L’Equipe splashed with the line “Main de Dieu” (Hand of God) and was heavily critical of the French performance.