Thierry Henry is one of the best strikers in the world today. Has won every competition except the Champions League, and while there’s a chance that he could still win it with Arsenal, Henry, turning 30 in August 2007, is running out of time.
Has been linked with a move away from Arsenal for the last couple of summers, but most of it is just speculation and nothing else – blind throwing of mud on the wall hoping that when it sticks, people can claim that they knew it all along.
A player who has won the World Cup (1998) and Euro 2000, and it’s a shame that a player of his ability has never won the Fifa World Player of the Year award.
That and the Champions League.
Update: It’s confirmed – and the twist is that Henry says he’s leaving because Wenger won’t be extended his contract beyond 2008 at Arsenal.
Cue doomsday calls from the media. Arsenal will survive though, and it’ll...
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Generally, football fans are loyal to a fault.
But sometimes, we’re fickle, us football fans. We tear our heroes down savagely, without remorse. Or worse, we forget our love for them, allowing our memories to be corrupted by deception...
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Arsene Wenger has talked about France ‘misusing’ Thierry Henry – and while I haven’t found any direct quotes on Wenger directly saying that Henry’s...
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Disclaimer: this is not supported by any shred of evidence, so take it as a flight of fancy and whimsical indulgence rather than anything serious, like…um, football news.
Thierry Henry to leave Arsenal? Say it ain’t so!
Written by Ahmed Bilal. 13 comments
Back when I started Soccerlens, the second article I wrote was about Thierry Henry and his contract wrangle with Arsenal.
Looking at where Arsenal are at right now, and how...
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New writer ‘tda’ thinks that Arsenal captain (legend, hero, demi-god, etc etc) Thierry Henry deserved the Ballon d’Or. A bit late, but every man’s entitled to their opinion…
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With the Ballon d’Or winner to be officially announced on 27 November, the news has been leaked that Fabio Cannavaro will scoop the award.
While Real Madrid celebrate...
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Less than a week remains before we kick off our season against Villa on the 19th. There has hardly been any movement in terms of transfers. The Cole saga continues, and everyone seems to be taking a breather as far as Reyes’ flirtations with...
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What is diving? And is Thierry Henry guilty of it? Read more »
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