France and Ireland "hand of god"

Less than one week ago, France and Ireland finished with a 1-1 tie in a world cup qualifier which meant that France would advance and not Ireland. However, Ireland should have really walked away with the win because France's goal. all began with a Thierry Henry hand ball and then a pass for a tap in goal. So, why is there so much of an issue here as to why this game should be replayed or not. On one hand under FIFA rules, once a game has finished then it cannot be overturned which is the exact case here. And therefore the only fair way to give a fair result for this game is to replay it but FIFA doesn't want to do that. But even Henry thinks that this is a good idea. Furthermore, I personally feel that the game should absolutely be replayed because of the circumstances; this is a world cup qualifier. Let's say that France goes on to win then everyone, forever, will say, they should never had qualified it should have been. Ireland. Hence, it seems pretty clear that a replay is necessary but we will all have to wait a little longer to see what FIFA has decided.

Man Utd and other Transfers and Ribery/ Real Madrid

Man Utd is now with one less striker as Tevez is now a member of Man City. No one can blame him for he did receive minimal playing time as a Red Devil even though he was able to produce results when he did step on the pitch. We will all certainly be able to see him in the 2010 World Cup as he teams up with Messi to help lead Argentina to victory.
However, Man Utd has now picked up not only veteran striker and now former Newcastle star Michael Owen, but they have also acquired Antonio Valencia from Wigan. He will most probably fill in the empty spot left behind from Cristiano Ronaldo's departure for Real Madrid.

With Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká already on the move to Real Madrid, another stand out player may be joining them, French international, Ribery. Apparently, there has been much rumor about such a move which has caused tension and disturbance in the Bayern Munich club for not only the coaches but also for Ribery and the other players. If Ribery does end up moving to the Spanish club, Real Madrid will certainly be filled with superstars. Yet, it seems that any time a team is filled with 11 superstars, they suffer. Not because of the quality of play but rather because the team chemistry always seems to lack. Maybe it would be better if Ribery were to stay in Germany.

All Transfers can be found at the following link/page:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/transfers/transfer?cc=5901

Unstoppable Spain and Drogba's Ban

With Spain's 1-0 victory today over Iraq, they have now placed themselves in excellent position. They now qualify for the semi-final position in the Confederations Cup and they also extend a world record. This was their 14th consecutive International win which means they now share the world record with Brazil, France, and Australia. Furthermore, they are now 1 game away from tying the world record for longest undefeated streak of 35 games (which is currently held by Brazil).

With good news, it seems that there is always bad news. And such is the case with Didier Drogba. He is officially been given a four game European ban by UEFA for his verbal assault on the referee during the match between Chelsea and FC Barcelona. He also has a two-game ban that is now suspended for two years.