FIFA World Cup 2010 Betting – Thierry Henry and His New Irish Friends
With Ireland reeling from ‘Le Hand of God’ bookie Paddy Power have issued a whole host of special bets on the man who will forever be known as ‘cheating Thierry’. French forward Thierry Henry.
Unfortunately for Irish fans and Justice Minister Dermot Ahern, the likelihood of justice prevailing look slim with odds of 33/1 the match gets replayed.
The man who sent his country to next summer’s World Cup with a handball in Paris last night is 125/1 to score with his hand in South Africa, 200/1 to take his new found ability to use both hands and feet and sign for a Gaelic football team in Ireland.
And it is 2000/1 with the bookmaker that Henry links up with another handy footballer, Diego Maradona, to form a professional handball team.
Other Henry bets on offer include 8/11 the striker comes clean with an admission of guilt in a future autobiography, 7/2 Henry personally apologises to the people of Ireland and 100/1 that Henry’s next commercial endorsement is for Nivea hand cream.
Furthermore, the bookie posted odds of 100/1 that the former Arsenal striker suffers a case of ‘Schadenfreude’ and misses the World Cup due to a broken hand, 80/1 he is sent off for deliberate handball in the tournament and 250/1 that France themselves are knocked out of next summer’s World cup by a handball.
Paddy Power also offered a small crumb of comfort to its thousands of patriotic punters last night by refunding over £110,000 to those who backed Ireland to qualify for next years Finals and a further £115,000 as part of their Money-Back Special.
