Former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry has confirmed his
retirement from football and will return to London to take up a role as a
media pundit.
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Henry, 37, left the New York Red Bulls at the start of the month after
they were knocked out of the MLS playoffs, and the player himself helped
fuel his return to the Gunners.
He has been arsenal highest goal scorer during his eight years at the club. However, the former France international and World Cup winner has
instead called time on is career with catalogs of laurel.
Moreover the striker playing spells include Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona and the Red Bulls.
Henry will always be most closely associated with Arsenal, where he is
the all-time goal scorer with 228 goals in 377 games across two
different spells.
According to reports, He also added two La Liga titles, the Copa del Rey, Spanish Supercopa,
UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup to his honours list in three
seasons at the Nou Camp.
His medal collection also includes a Ligue 1 title and Trophee des
Champions with Monaco, his first professional club. He spent the final
five years of his playing career with the Red Bulls, returning to
Arsenal to make four appearances on loan in early 2012.
He was a member of the 1998 World Cup winning squad, while also being a
runner up in 2006. Henry was a European champion in 2000 and was part of
the team that won the Confederations Cup in 2003.
After
20 years in the game I have decided to retire from professional
football. It has been an incredible journey and I would like to thank
all the fans, team mates and individuals involved with AS Monaco,
Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, the New York Red Bulls and of course
the French National Team that have made my time in the game so special.
It is now time for a different career path and I am pleased to say that
I will be returning to London and joining Sky Sports. I w
ill hopefully share some of the insights, observations and experiences I have learnt over the years with you guys.
I have had some amazing memories (mostly good!) and a wonderful experience.
I hope you have enjoyed watching as much as I have enjoyed taking part.
See you on the other side...