This is from Wikipedia, found it earlier today when I looked up the reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hand_of_God_goal.jpg

LOL..funny picture..in that the defender is apparently reaching for the ball with his own "Hand of God"..

Well, that would be the goalkeeper...

Yeah, 'cos you're an idiot.

take it easy fran...

Hehe, that pic looks like it could be from a handball game

Sadly, there's no sportsmanship left in sports these days I previously used to like the French national team. Especially when Zidane was still playing. This is just sad.

I feel sorry for the Irish. They've actually been cheated twice, once by Thierry Henry, and once by FIFA's outrageous last minute changing of the rules by suddenly deciding to seed the 'big teams'

When it comes to dubious handball decisions the luck of the Irish seem to desert them. They failed to qualify for Euro 92 thanks to England getting a 1:0 win over Turkey, courtesy of Dennis Wise punching the ball in to the back of the net. They also missed out on the 1982 World cup after France scored a penalty against them, a penalty given when Kevin Moran's perfectly good headed clearance was incorrectly ruled as a handball.

These bad decisions have always been a part of football, and probably always will. We might lessen these sort of injustices if the newly introduced 'goal line referees' turn out to be a success and are adopted, but they won't be eliminated entirely.

I see Henry has said a replay would be the fairest solution, and the FAI are encouraging other smaller nations to lodge complaints.

I still don't know, I think something is going to give. If FIFA does nothing, then politically there's going to be a huge backlash against those in charge, and they won't want that. I wonder if they'll quietly "encourage" the French FA to ask for a replay, and say that video evidence will be introduced from next season and between now and then no further appeals will be allowed etc.

Whether Ireland get a replay or not, I do think this will have a long lasting effect on the rules - and rightly so.

With any luck, even if it doesn't affect the Irish team now, it'll set a precedent that leads to other methods to verify the refs decisions; if Hawkeye can do that in cricket, I don't see why the same can't happen in football. The technology is there. The only thing left is the will to do it.

I guess I've been called worse.. Sorry, didn't realize that was a goalie..