I was treated like I killed someone, blasts Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry has said he was treated like he had "killed someone" in the aftermath of the handball that ended Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.

The former Arsenal striker claimed Ireland’s players did not blame him for the incident which cost them a place in South Africa and insisted he did not move to the USA to escape criticism for his behaviour that night in Paris on November 18, 2009.

Henry re-opened the wounds of the World Cup play-off victory in an interview on French television.