It would be hard to forget the most dramatic and inflammatory event of the WC 2010 buildup...Thierry Henry's handball that sent France to South Africa instead of Ireland.
The images of a once-great striker handling a ball twice while looking at it, then passing it to a teammate who scored, will no doubt be ingrained in every Irishmen's psyche for many years.
It was a huge mistake by a referee (and his team) and when things of this magnitude happen, it is easy to get sucked into the vortex of extremes. "He's the worst referee ever"...etc.
As Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger so eloquently said, "It is inconceivable that millions of people see something that one man doesn't and we can't help him."
Why am I revisiting this? I found a link for a documentary on referee Martin Hansson, the one who missed the call in the match. It is enlightening and allows one to see the game from the other perspective. The award-winning video is not that long (28 minutes), but I think you will agree that you can feel for this guy, knowing he made a monumental mistake in a very visible match.
To watch the video, click here. Scroll down through the article to find the video.
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