High profile stars of the sporting and political world in France have begun to come out in support of a replay of the disputed World Cup play off between France and the Republic of Ireland.
The Barcelona and French International striker at the centre of a sporting and diplomatic row over the hand ball incident in last Saturday’s second leg of the World Cup playoff in Paris, said today that a replay would be the fairest soloution.
Hours earlier, FIFA had dismissed any possibility of a replay, siting that under the laws of the game, the referees decision is final.
Speaking to RTL Radio earlier, French finance minister Christine Lagarde, said “Fifa should… replay the match.”
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