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Thierry Henry        

French Professional Football Coach, Pundit, Former Player & Sports Broadcaster with CBS Sports

Thierry Henry is a French professional football coach, pundit, former player and a sports broadcaster who currently works with CBS Sports. He is considered one of the greatest strikers of all time, and one of the greatest players in Premier League history. He has been named Arsenal's greatest ever player. Henry was runner-up for both the Ballon d'Or in 2003 and the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004. He was named the FWA Footballer of the Year a record three times, the PFA Players' Player of the Year a joint-record two times, and was named in the PFA Team of the Year six consecutive times. He was also included in the FIFA FIFPro World XI once and the UEFA Team of the Year five times. In 2004, Henry was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.

Henry made his professional debut with Monaco in 1994 before signing for defending Serie A champions Juventus. However, limited playing time, coupled with disagreements with the club's hierarchy, led to him signing for Premier League club Arsenal for £11 million in 1999. Under long-time mentor and coach Arsène Wenger, Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal's all-time leading scorer with 228 goals in all competitions. He won the Premier League Golden Boot a record four times, won two FA Cups and two Premier League titles with the club, including one during an unbeaten Invincible season. Henry spent his final two seasons with Arsenal as club captain, leading them to the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. Henry transferred to Barcelona in 2007 and in the 2008–09 season, he was a key part of the club's historic treble when they won La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League. In 2010, he joined Major League Soccer (MLS) club New York Red Bulls and returned to Arsenal on loan for two months in 2012, before retiring in 2014.

Henry had success with France, winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000, and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. He was named French Player of the Year a record five times, named to the UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament, awarded both the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball and Golden Shoe, and named to the 2006 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team. In October 2007, he became his country's record goalscorer, a record he held until December 2022. After amassing 123 appearances and 51 goals, Henry retired from international football after the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

After retiring, Henry transitioned into coaching. He began coaching Arsenal's youth teams in February 2015, in tandem with his work as a pundit for Sky Sports. In 2016, he was appointed as an assistant coach at Belgium, before assuming the role as the head coach at Monaco in 2018. He was relieved of his duties at Monaco in January 2019 and returned to MLS less than a year later to manage Montréal Impact. He led Montréal to the playoffs in the 2020 season before departing in 2021, returning to his role as an assistant coach for Belgium for a year and a half.

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Thierry Henry: Why this Manchester United star must go to Euro 2016
Roy Hodgson has plenty of attacking options at his disposal going into this summer’s tournament, leaving Rooney with a fight to secure his place on the plane.
Thierry Henry prepares for new role with BBC - The Globe and Mail
It has been 28 years since a French team departed for a World Cup finals without Thierry Henry. The nation's failure to qualify for the 1990 and 1994 ...
NY Red Bulls' star Thierry Henry still has plenty left in the tank - NY ...
Thierry Henry will turn 37 this summer, has a ton of miles on his legs and deals with chronic Achilles inflammation. Oh, and he is coming off his lowest goal total ...
Thierry Henry: With Mesut Ozil, Arsenal can go on and win the Premier League this season
Arsenal great Thierry Henry has dismissed suggestions that the club will collapse during the second half of the season, and has faith in manager Arsene Wenger and £42.5m record signing Mesut Ozil to lead the Gunners to their first Premier League title in 10 years.
Thierry Henry Not Yet Ready for Retirement, but Hints at Arsenal ...
On the cusp of his 20th professional season, Thierry Henry has assured he has no plans to hang up the boots just yet, although he did touch upon a potential ...

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