Henry, a close friend of San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, patted the ball down like a basketball player before remembering to use his feet.

Anywhere I go, I cannot get away from the Sp*rs.  I suppose that's my lot in life. 

While the article reports that Henry was offside, I don't think he was the player in the offside position so he should have been able to receive the ball.  But Gallas was offside.

Here's some video:

For more on the general tenor in the Emerald Isle, check this guy out.

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