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HANDBALL HENRY – THE ENEMY OF IRELAND
7/1 that Thierry Henry sells his holiday home in Kerry before the World Cup following the ‘Hand of Henry’

Thursday 19th November – Thierry Henry – so often the darling of football fans – is public enemy number one in Ireland following his deliberate handball which cost the Irish a possible trip to the World Cup in South Africa. Boylesports have opened a series of specials on ‘Handball Henry’ and it is 100/1 that he scores with his hand at next summer’s World Cup, 18/1 that Irish shops boycott Gillette products in 2010 and even money that he publicly apologises for the incident.

Diego Maradona became a similar hate figure to England fans after the ‘Hand of God’ in Mexico 1986 and the Irish firm offer 80/1 that Henry and Maradona launch a soccer skills school together. Punters can also get 20/1 that Henry is stripped of the captaincy before the end of the World Cup, 80/1 that he withdraws from the French squad and 33/1 that he is used in a FIFA fair play promotion.

Some think the Barcelona striker is now suited to other sports and it is 200/1 he joins the LA Lakers and 500/1 that he represents France at handball in the 2012 Olympics.

“Ireland played incredibly in Paris last night and it’s a cruel blow to be eliminated by such a blatant piece of cheating,” comments Boylesports Head of PR Leon Blanche. “Henry has been idolized by thousands of Irish football fans for years thanks to his amazing performances for Arsenal, but he will always be known on these shores as a cheat from now on.”

Handball Henry Specials

Evens – Henry to publicly apologise for the incident
4/1 – Nicolas Sarkozy to apologise to Brian Cowen
7/1 – Henry to sell his holiday home in Kerry before 2010 World Cup
16/1 – Renault to drop Henry as a brand ambassador
18/1 – Irish shops to boycott Gillette products in 2010
20/1 – Henry to lose the captaincy before the end of the World Cup (must be squad member)
33/1 – FIFA to use Henry in a fair play promotion
80/1 – Henry to withdraw from the 2010 World Cup
80/1 – Henry and Maradona to launch a soccer skills school
100/1 – Henry to score with his hand at the 2010 World Cup
100/1 – Henry to become an ambassador for the Helping Hands charity
200/1 – Henry to sign for the LA Lakers
200/1 – Henry to play in goal for France at the 2010 World Cup
500/1 – Henry to represent France at handball in 2012 Olympics

For more information please contact:

Leon Blanche
Head of PR
Boylesports
00 353 879807986

Ben Cleminson
Square in the Air Communications
squareintheair.com
020 7239 8242
07788 640 732
The Office Islington, 338 City Road, London, EC1V 2PY