FIFA panel to examine Henry handball

PARIS: France captain Thierry Henry's infamous handball in the World Cup playoff win over Ireland will go under the microscope when FIFA's disciplinary commission assesses the incident today.

Two months to the day since the Barcelona man's controversial intervention secured the 1-1 draw that took France to South Africa and ended Ireland's World Cup dream in the second leg of their playoff tie in Paris, Henry will face up to the possibility of a fine or even a ban.

The meeting of the 21-man disciplinary panel, an independent body chaired by the Swiss Marcel Mathier, was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter in Cape Town on Dec 2 following an extraordinary executive committee meeting.