Thierry Hangs Up His Boots

French football legend Thierry Henry has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 37, drawing to a close an illustrious 20-year soccer career which included spells with Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona and New York Red Bulls.

Originally a winger rather than an out-and-out striker, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger opted to play him in the centre-forward position where he turned out to be a revelation, netting 175 league goals in 258 games for the Gunners making him Arsenal's all-time top scorer.

He finally left Arsenal for Barca in 2007, then joined MLS side New York Red Bulls in 2010. In 2012 he returned to Arsenal on loan outside of the US season, scoring two goals.

Former England striker Alan Shearer today paid tribute to Henry's sublime talent, commenting: ""He could score headers, tap-ins, long-rangers, whether he was beating two or three players, we saw that on numerous occasions. I think that's what made him stand out. He had that ability and defenders didn't like playing against him."