Farewell to the King
Farewell to the King
By Ulysse Pasquier, writing from Paris
Thierry Henry announced on Thursday to the American press that he was putting an end to his international career and that the loss against South Africa was his last game with “l’Équipe de France”. We had expected the 32-year-old to make this move after a excruciating season highlighted by controversy, injuries and bench-warming for the former Barcelona striker, who just signed a 4-and-a-half-year contract with the New York Red Bulls. Although they were only half-surprising, both news came as a shock to me as it marks the end of a generation. The Arsenal legend was the last survivor of the French team who won the World Cup back in 1998 and I feel this is the sad ending to a wonderful career for one of the best strikers we have ever had the pleasure to watch.
