O’Shea: Irish players wanted replay, not money

John O’Shea has said that the Irish players were never interested in monetary compensation for their failure to reach the 2010 World Cup following the Thierry Henry handball incident in the play-off game in Paris in 2009.

O’Shea: Irish players wanted replay, not money
Sat, 06 Jun, 2015 - 15:38

By Liam Mackey

John O’Shea has said that the Irish players were never interested in monetary compensation for their failure to reach the 2010 World Cup following the Thierry Henry handball incident in the play-off game in Paris in 2009.

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