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French President Nicolas Sarkozy apologised to Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen for France's controversial victory over Ireland in their World Cup play-off on Wednesday, but would not agree to a replay.
France beat Samoa 43-5 (halftime 33-0) in a rugby international at Stade de France in Paris on Saturday.
LONDON (AP) -- FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, but Thierry Henry said a rematch would be "the fairest solution" to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.
2306 GMT: This is us signing off for the night then - the luck deserted the Irish in Paris tonight, but they will know that they should have converted the gilt-edged chances that fell to O'Shea, Keane and Duff in normal time.
Thierry Henry's hand ball against Ireland has sparked a passionate public debate in France, generating an intense controversy the likes of which has not been seen since Zinedine Zidane's head-butt in the 2006 World Cup final. L'Equipe, a sports daily, ran the headline "Hand of God" on Thursday -- a phrase which has been used to refer to Argentina player Diego Maradona's...
PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy says there is no place for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women, in France.
FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the disputed France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again after Thierry Henry handled the ball to set up the deciding goal in extra time.
(AP:PARIS) France risks attracting the ire of its European neighbors when it unveils plans to raise tens of billions of euros in new borrowing just as its EU partners are being urged to begin reining in the stimulus packages that caused deficits and debts to skyrocket.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah that are expected to focus on Mideast peace efforts. King Abdullah greeted Mr. Sarkozy at the airport, and the two men then headed to the king's farm outside Riyadh.
Soccer's world governing body FIFA has confirmed that the controversial France v Ireland World Cup playoff will not be replayed.
LONDON — FIFA rejected Ireland’s request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be “the fairest solution” to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has presented U.S. actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood with the Legion of Honor medal for his contribution to cinema. "I love France.
Football-mad Ireland is fighting mad -- and demanding justice for a disputed goal that had fans here crying "Oui were robbed." A blown call by referees cost the luckless Irish a spot in the World Cup in a loss to star-studded France. Ireland played the game of its life Wednesday night in a Paris stadium rocking to the cheers of visiting Irish fans.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and Saudi King Abdullah agreed on the need to restart Middle East peace talks and took a firm stance on Iran, a French official said on Wednesday.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has offered to host a Middle East peace conference in Paris in talks with Israeli, Syrian and Palestinian leaders last week, an Israeli daily reported on Sunday.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Tuesday as saying his country was ready to...
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