Thousands vent fury on Facebook over Henry

A STAGGERING 69,000 people have signed up to an anti-Thierry Henry Facebook campaign just 24 hours after his hand-ball knocked Ireland out of the World Cup.

The ‘We Irish hate Thierry Henry (the cheat)’ Facebook group was receiving up to 100 new members a minute at one stage last night as Irish people from across the globe expressed their anger following the match in Paris on Wednesday night.

While some of the entries took a measured approach to the incident, many of the posts were humorous with most littered with expletives as people struggled to contain their anger.