From the Back Pages, June 5: Fifa made payment to Football Association of Ireland over Thierry Henry handball

Fifa’s battered reputation threatened to sink even lower this evening as John Delaney, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief executive, confirmed his organisation had been paid by the world governing body to keep quiet about Thierry Henry’s controversial handball in the 2010 World Cup play-off. (The Times)

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