The silver lining in Thierry Henry's hand ball

FC Barcelona's Thierry Henry, from France, controls the ball during a training session at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona , Spain, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. FC Barcelona will play against Inter Milan next Tuesday 24. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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The silver linin... FC Barcelona's Thierry Henry, from France, controls the ball during a training session at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona , Spain, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. FC Barcelona will play against Inter Milan next Tuesday 24. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
MLS would like M... MLS commissioner Don Garber, right, talks to fans as he stands next to Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller, left, during a pre-match fan rally prior to the MLS Cup soccer match between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Beckham promises... Real Salt Lake's Will Johnson, left, battles Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, right, for the ball, in the first half of the MLS Cup soccer match, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Ireland gives up... FAI Chief Executive John Delaney speaks during a press conference at the Football Association of Ireland headquarters in Abbottstown, Dublin Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. Ireland failed to qualify for the 2010 Soccer World Cup after a controversial goal scored against them by France on Wednesday ended their hopes for qualification. (AP Photo/ Julien Behal/PA)
FIFA: No replay ... France's Thierry Henry, second left, passes the ball as Ireland's goalkeeper Shay Given, right, tries to stop it, just before William Gallas (unseen) scored the goal for France during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis outside Paris, Wednesday Nov.18, 2009. At left is Ireland's Paul McShane and Liam Lawrence, (7), is second from the left.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Police: 17 arres... FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2009 file photo, a referee blows his wistle during a German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Mainz, Germany. German authorities and police elsewhere have arrested an undisclosed number of people suspected of fixing matches in major European football leagues Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/ Roberto Pfeil, File)
Henry says Franc... France's captain Thierry Henry reacts during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match against Republic of Ireland at Stade de France, in Saint Denis, north outskirts of Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
France coach see... France's soccer coach Raymond Domenech reacts during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match against Republic of Ireland at Stade de France, in Saint Denis, north outskirts of Paris, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
'We got robbed'... Ireland's coach Giovanni Trappatoni, right, reacts with player Glenn Whelan during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match against France at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis outside Paris, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. France drew the match 1-1 with a controversial goal in extra time, to qualify for a place in the World Cup finals in South Africa.(AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
As Henry shows, ... France's Thierry Henry, left, passes the ball as Ireland's goalkeeper Shay Given, right, tries to stop it, just before William Gallas (unseen) scored the goal for France during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis outside Paris, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)