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French football legend Thierry Henry has retired from professional football.
The 37-year-old striker has decided to call it quits after a long and illustrious career that saw him take his talents all over the world.
Beginning his career in Monaco, he made a brief appearance in the Juventus jumper before transferring to Arsenal in 1999, where he would become of the club’s greats.
He is Arsenal’s top goal scorer of all time, with 228 goals in 376 appearances. He won the Premier League twice, including as a part of the 2003-04 ‘Invincibles’. There’s even a statue of the Frenchman outside the Emirates stadium.
In 2007, Henry transferred to Spanish giants Barcelona, where he was part of a team that won La Liga twice, the UEFA Champions League, and the FIFA Club World Cup. During his time at Barcelona he scored 35 goals in 80 games.
In 2010 he travelled to the United States to play for the New York Red Bulls. He scored 51 goals for the New York side and was named an MLS all-star four times.
Henry returned to Arsenal on loan for a brief period in 2012 and in his last game he scored a last-minute goal against Sunderland to give the Gunners a 2-1 win, a fairy-tale ending to a storied career at North London.
He returned to the Red Bulls to play out the rest of his career.
In 1998 Henry was a part of the French side that won the FIFA World Cup. He has also won the won the European title and Confederations Cup with his national side.
In his storied and trophy-filled 20-year football career, Henry earned himself the nickname ‘King Henry’. He is arguably the greatest player of all time in the Premier League, and one of the best players to ever come out of France. Football won’t be the same without him.
Henry has signed a deal with Sky Sports, and he will begin working with them in 2015.
Long live the king.
Honours
Monaco
Ligue 1 winner: 1996–97
Trophée des champions winner: 1997
Arsenal
Premier League winner: 2001–02, 2003–04
FA Cup winner: 2002, 2003, 2005
FA Community Shield winner: 2002, 2004
Barcelona
La Liga winner: 2008–09, 2009–10
Copa del Rey winner: 2008–09
Supercopa de España winner: 2009
UEFA Champions League winner: 2008–09
UEFA Super Cup winner: 2009
FIFA Club World Cup winner: 2009
New York Red Bulls
MLS Supporters’ Shield winner: 2013
MLS Eastern Conference winner: 2010, 2013
France
FIFA World Cup winner: 1998
UEFA European Football Championship winner: 2000
FIFA Confederations Cup winner: 2003
King Hassan II International Cup Tournament: 2000
Individual
UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 1996–97
PFA Players’ Player of the Year: 2002–03, 2003–04
PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
FWA Footballer of the Year: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
Premier League Golden Boot: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06.
Golden Boot Landmark Award 10: 2004–05
Golden Boot Landmark Award 20: 2004–05
Goal of the Season: 2002–03
UEFA Team of the Year: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
MLS Best XI: 2011, 2012, 2014
Best MLS Player ESPY Award (1): 2013
MLS All-Star: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Onze d’Or: 2003, 2006
European Golden Boot: 2003–04, 2004–05
French Player of the Year: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
IFFHS World’s Top Goal Scorer of the Year: 2003
FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2006
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: Germany 2006
FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: France 2003
FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe: France 2003
FIFA 100 : 2004
Time 100 Heroes andamp; Pioneers no.16 : 2007
English Football Hall of Fame : 2008
Légion d’Honneur : 1998
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