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FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier
LONDON (AP) -- There will be no rematch....

FIFA suspends Iraq for political meddling
ZURICH (AP) -- FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation....

Police: 17 arrests in soccer match-fixing probe
FRANKFURT (AP) -- German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in soccer say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and about 200 games in Europe are under suspicion....

Henry says France-Ireland game should be replayed
LONDON (AP) -- Thierry Henry denied Friday that he was a cheat but said the "fairest solution" would be to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff that was decided by his hand ball....

Serbian police make arrest in soccer fan death
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Serbian police say they have arrested another suspect in the fatal attack on a French soccer fan in Belgrade two months ago....

France coach sees no need for handball apology
PARIS (AP) -- France coach Raymond Domenech says he and his players see no reason to apologize for the Thierry Henry handball against Ireland that put the team into the World Cup....

'Hand of Shame' sparks debate on cheating, replays
LONDON (AP) -- Irish soccer officials accused Thierry Henry of damaging the integrity of the game when he blatantly handled the ball to set up the goal that booked France's place at next year's World Cup in South Africa....