Swedish Referee Martin Hansson was at the the heart of the action during France's 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland last night. The Allsvenskan referee failed to spot Thierry Henry's blatent handball in the lead up to the French equiliser which was slotted home by William Gallas.
Hansson failed to spot the incident and there have been calls for him to be axed from the finals of next year's World Cup.
The game was forced into extra-time when Ireland failed to get that 2nd goal that would've put them through. A Robbie Keane strike on 40 minutes cancelled out the goal France scored last Saturday. Hansson had spotted some handballs by Keane throughout the game but in the lead up to the French goal he and his assistant failed to spot the Thierry Henry handball. Hansson's assistant on the far side has also come to the centre of the controversy as Sky Sports news showed a vitual view of the incident from his position.
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