Pele has his say on Henry controversy

THE world’s most famous footballer arrived in Dublin yesterday and it wasn’t long before he was being pressed for his thoughts on what has already gone down as one of the game’s most infamous incidents.

Thierry Henry’s hand ball in the Stade de France has exercised the minds of millions around the globe but Pele was a more interested observer than most.

The Brazilian watched the World Cup play-off between France and Ireland from Tokyo but, nine daysearlier, he had been sitting in a room in Switzerland discussing an issue that has since become such a hot potato.