Former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry has announced his retirement from football after a trophy-laden career that spanned 20-years and has taken up a media role now.
The 1998 World Cup winner left New York Red Bulls this month but there was speculation that he might choose to play on at another club. However, he ended all speculations announcing his retirement from the sport.
Henry, who is joining Sky Sports after being a World Cup pundit for the BBC, said that it has been an incredible journey.
The Frenchman, who also played for Juventus, Barcelona and Monaco, scored 175 Premier League goals and is fourth on the list of all-time scorers, The BBC reported.
Henry won two Premier League titles and three FA Cups with Arsenal, where he played between 1999 and 2007.
The former striker won the Champions League trophy with Barcelona in 2009 and returned to Arsenal for four matches on loan from the Red Bulls in 2012, coming on as a substitute to score the winner against Leeds in the third round of the FA Cup.
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Henry said that one kind of never leaves Arsenal, but added that at one point it would turn out to be a bad move. He linked it to the Rocky series, saying that they all love the first Rocky but he is not too sure about the last one.
Henry made his Monaco debut in 1994 and he helped the club to the French Ligue One title in 1997.
Henry said that he would like to thank all the fans, teammates and individuals involved with AS Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, the New York Red Bulls and of course the French national team that have made his time in the game so special.