Thierry Henry football player

Thierry Daniel Henry (French pronunciation: born 17 August 1977) is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne (a suburb of Paris) where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and signed instantly, making his professional debut in 1994. Good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for the Serie A defending champions Juventus. He had a disappointing season playing on the wing, before joining Arsenal for £11 million in 1999.

Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry

Soccer: Hand of the DEVIL

Soccer: Hand of the DEVIL

While controversies and Maradona go hand in hand, talismanic French striker Thierry Henry is someone who would be least expected to cause an unwanted storm.

But the Barcelona star did a ‘Maradona’ during the second-leg play-of(of or off ?) against Ireland at Paris.

With France minutes away from elimination, Henry handled the ball to keep it inside the playing arena in the build up to William Gallas` decisive extra-time goal, earning them the much-needed goal that saw them through.

Furor erupted as the Irish claimed victimization with some players even going as far as accusing World Cup sponsors Adidas of hatching controversy to oust them.

The government of Ireland requested the French authorities to appeal to FIFA for a re-match, which was duly turned down by the apex soccer body.

Amidst widespread condemnation, FIFA announced that an inquiry would be held against Henry, who if found guilty, could face upto a 2-match ban.

Henry was remorseful.

“Naturally I feel embarrassed at the way that we won and feel extremely sorry for the Irish who definitely deserve to be in South Africa,” he said.

Thierry Henry Hand Of Goal