Thierry Henry has been most recently recognised for his controversial hand ball which set up a winning goal against Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers. However I want to concentrate on Henry’s famous football background, the games that made him exactly who he is today and his successful career with Arsenal in the Premier League.
August 1995: Henry signs for Monaco at the age of 17, where he stays for 4 years scoring 20 goals in 52 starting games.
October 1997: Henry makes his International debut with the French football team against South Africa.
July 1998: Although not placed in the Starting 11 or on the bench, Henry’s International team beat Brazil 3-0 in the final of the World Cup.
January 1999: Thierry Henry begins a new career in Juventus, however he scores only 3 goals in 16 appearances.
August 1999: Henry signs for Arsenal in a £10.5 million deal. Arsene Wenger trusts he has potential and moves him to a striker position. Henry fails to score for 8 games, but finally makes his debut against Southampton.
July 2000: Henry wins the European Championship with the French team scoring 3 goals.
May 2002: Henry wins the double with Arsenal, contributing with his 31 goals scored.
June 2003: Henry is named PFA player of the year and Football Writers Association player of the year.
July 2003: Henry marries Nicole Merry (model) at a lavish ceremony in Berkshire.
February 2004: Henry scores his 100th league goal with Arsenal.
April 2004: Henry is named the first man to retain his PFA player of the year award.
May 2004: He remains part of the starting Arsenal team, and goes on to win the title and complete a league season unbeaten.
May 2005: Henry has his first child with girlfriend Nicole and wins the FA Cup with Arsenal again.
October 2005: Thierry Henry becomes the top goal scorer in Arsenal history where his goals total to 186, (one more than Ian Wright in the 1990s)
February 2006: Henry scores his 200th goal in a win over Birmingham
May 2006: Henry captains Arsenal in their first Champions League Final where they are beaten by Barcelona. He ends months of speculation over his contract, extending it by 4 years.
June 2007: Henry unexpectedly signs for £16.1 million at Barcelona where he keeps his number 14 shirt. Barcelona deny any rumours that the transfer is due to personal issues, promising it is only football related.
September 2007: Henry and his wife Nicole go through with a “quickie” divorce after there are rumours that Henry has out taken unreasonable behaviour with make-up artist Sadie Frost. He puts it down to getting away from “everything English.”
July 2008: Arsenal fans vote Henry the greatest Arsenal player.
November 2009: During a World cup qualifier match with France, Henry uses his hand to set up a winning goal. Henry admits to the goal saying; “I will be honest, it was a handball. But I’m not the ref. I played it, the ref allowed it. That’s a question you should ask him.” The speculation continues as Ireland demand a reply, but are denied by Fifa.
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