In November 2009, Ireland was furious that Henry's handball in extra time enabled William Gallas to score and give France a 2-1 aggregate win and a place in the 32-nation field in South Africa. Northern Ireland's Jim Boyce, who retired as a FIFA vice president last week, called for an investigation into the Irish loan. The loan highlights the lack of transparency that plunged FIFA into the biggest scandal of its 111-year history. criminal charges against executive committee members and arrests at the FIFA Congress in Zurich. Blatter, who has headed FIFA since 1998, was re-elected to a fifth term last Friday despite criminal investigations into FIFA that included U.S. The revelation was made two days after FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced under pressure that he will resign, likely by March. Neither FIFA nor the FAI had previously disclosed the agreement to stave off legal action following the contentious 2009 playoff game. In the midst of an escalating financial scandal, FIFA admitted Thursday to giving Ireland $5 million in compensation for missing a place at the 2010 World Cup after Thierry Henry's handball set up France's winning goal.įIFA disclosed the payment after the money was mentioned in a radio interview by Football Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney.
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