️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Thierry Henry has claimed he was unfairly hounded for the infamous handball that cost the Republic of Ireland a place at the 2010 World Cup while Lionel Messi was labeled a 'genius' after a similar incident.<unk> Thierry Henry has claimed he was unfairly hounded for the infamous handball that cost the Republic of Ireland a place at the 2010 World Cup while Lionel Messi was labeled a 'genius' after a similar incident. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Henry, then a Barcelona player, was heavily criticized for his actions at the time but has pointed out the contrasting reaction when his former Nou Camp team-mate Messi scored with his hand against Espanyol in 2007. Henry, then a Barcelona player, was heavily criticized for his actions at the time but has pointed out the contrasting reaction when his former Nou Camp team-mate Messi scored with his hand against Espanyol in 2007. Thierry Henry controls the ball with his hand to set up a goal for William Gallas in France's World Cup 2010 play-off with the Republic of Ireland in November 2009. Henry claims he was vilified after the incident, claiming the reaction was as if he'd 'killed someone'<unk> Henry, who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, claims he was unfairly criticized over his handball. Henry claims he was vilified after the incident, claiming the reaction was as if he'd 'killed someone'<unk> Henry, who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, claims he was unfairly criticized over his handball. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ I just told them, 'Yes, it was hand, I'm sorry.'<unk> I just told them, 'Yes, it was hand, I'm sorry.'<unk> ąąąąąąąą They told me: 'We don't blame you.' ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ I answered, 'Yes, it was my hand.'<unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą could have ignored them but I didn't. I could have ignored them but I didn't. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Lionel Messi scored a goal with his hand in Barcelona's league match with Espanyol back in June 2007.<unk> Lionel Messi scored a goal with his hand in Barcelona's league match with Espanyol back in June 2007.<unk> Lionel Messi scored a goal with his hand in Barcelona's league match with Espanyol back in June 2007. Diego Maradona's infamous 'Hand of God' moment against England at the 1986 World Cup.<unk> Diego Maradona's infamous 'Hand of God' moment against England at the 1986 World Cup. 37-year-old, who is now a pundit on Sky Sports, left Barcelona for New York Red Bulls shortly...
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Henry controlled with his hand to set up William Gallas in France's World Cup play-off with Ireland in November 2009.<unk> Henry controlled with his hand to set up William Gallas in France's World Cup play-off with Ireland in November 2009.<unk> Henry controlled with his hand to set up William Gallas in France's World Cup play-off with Ireland in November 2009. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Lionel Messi was labeled a 'genius' for handball goal for Barcelona against Espanyol in 2007<unk>