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.

Thousands vent fury on Facebook over Henry

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.

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