Thierry Henry announces retirement from football… and joins Sky Sports as a pundit….
Thierry Henry has brought an end to his illustrious playing career by announcing his retirement from professional football.
The former Arsenal striker left New York Red Bulls at the end of the MLS season and he will now take up a position at Sky Sports as a pundit.
The French forward joins Sky’s already strong line-up of analysts including Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Jamie Redknapp.
Henry will be remembered as one of the best strikers the Premier League has ever seen after what he achieved at Arsenal.
Having moved to north London from Juventus in 1999, the Frenchman spent eight years as a Gunner and became a legend at the club.
Henry is the highest scorer in Arsenal’s history with 228 goals in all competitions, 175 of those coming in the Premier League.
He helped Arsene Wenger’s side win the Premier League and FA Cup double in 2002 and was also part of the invincible title-winning team of 2004.
The forward then spent three years at Barcelona, winning two La Liga titles and the Champions League, before moving to New York Red Bulls in 2010.
He returned to Arsenal for a loan spell in January 2012, scoring the winner against Leeds in the FA Cup and Sunderland in the league.
But Henry’s four-year stay in New York has now come to an end, and he will take up a role as an analyst with Sky Sports.
The Frenchman said: ‘I’ve been fortunate enough to have had an amazing playing career with many incredible memories and now I can’t wait for the next chapter to begin with Sky Sports.
‘I played for some of the best teams in football and now I’m joining what I think is the best team in television. I’m looking forward to joining the guys and helping to provide Sky Sports viewers with the best possible analysis. I can’t wait.’