FAI and players urged to sue FIFA

THE FAI have been urged to sue FIFA for negligence and loss of earnings after Thierry Henry’s handball denied Ireland a place in next summer’s World Cup.

Senator and civil lawyer Lisa McDonald yesterday called on both the Irish football team and the FAI to issue a writ against the sport’s governing body, FIFA.

Ms McDonald said virtues such as decency and integrity in FIFA and France’s national football team have been affected by dishonesty and the legal recourse was now the only option.