No we haven’t forgotten about it yet and yes, it still hurts, it would appear.
The former Arsenal and France striker, who is still doing his stuff in the MLS for the New York Red Bulls, was the latest player to take part in the extremely precarious practise of a Twitter Q and A, which, as most of us by now, is very often used by Twitter users as a means to abuse the person involved. Just ask Michael Carrick, for example.
As you would expect, Henry was asked a lot of questions about Arsenal, about Barcelona, about the goals he’s scored and the players he’s played with and against, but quite a lot of Twitter users in these parts were more interested in asking him, or in most cases, reminding him about the infamous handball in Paris that cost Ireland a place in the 2010 World Cup.
Time, it seems, doesn’t quite heal all wounds.
#AskThierry Is this handball? pic.twitter.com/bNsQYC0uM6
— Paul Cranner (@pcranner) February 17, 2014
How do you sleep at night? #handball #AskThierry
— Ronan Fitzgerald (@rmkf) February 17, 2014
Why, Thierry? WHY???? #AskThierry pic.twitter.com/kYpN13xdsJ
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) February 17, 2014
#AskThierry Do you realise you caused the mass execution of Henry hoovers in Ireland after the handball?
— Jonny Walsh (@jonathanwalsh_) February 17, 2014
#AskThierry do you want to come to Dublin to have a pint? They’ll treat you like royalty over there
— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale22) February 17, 2014
@MLS After your world cup qualifying goal against Ireland, did u ever think about a professional basketball career #AskThierry
— James Wynne (@jameswy2010) February 17, 2014
Did you feel your poor WC in 2010 was Karma for the way you cheated against Ireland #AskThierry
— J D (@jdsssss81) February 17, 2014
#AskThierry Hello from Ireland Theirry. Will you ever come vist it us for a pint and we’ll put the hand ball behind us #burythehatchet
— Barry Lynch (@bazza9000) February 17, 2014
