Sponsors are standing by Thierry Henry after the Barcelona striker’s blatant handball gave France a place at next year’s World Cup finals at the expense of Ireland.

Sports fans the world over turned on the football star, who enjoys a global profile partly thanks to an advertising campaign by Gillette, the shaving brand, that placed him in the very top tier alongside Tiger Woods, the golfer and first $1 billion athlete, and Roger Federer.

When Gillette launched its champions campaign in 2007, the US company said it had picked Henry because he embodied “true sporting values”.

James Nunn, a spokesman for Gillette, said: “It’s not our place to comment on refereeing in a match but this is not going to affect our relationship with him.”

Source:Thetimes.co.uk

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