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Henry leaves NY Bulls –
Former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry leaves New York Red Bulls after four-and-a-half years with the MLS club. He is still Arsenal’s all-time top goal scorer with 228 in all competitions. He is to move into television, initially as a pundit on Sky TV in the UK. (See List of the Day and Video of the Day below)
Thierry Henry
Prince Harry confession for charity –
Prince Harry has revealed that he gets extremely nervous before making any public speech. He made the revelation as part of a campaign run by his Sentebale charity to help reduce the stigma associated with HIV on World Aids Day. The prince co-founded the charity in 2006 in Lesotho after travelling around the southern African country which has the third highest HIV/Aids prevalence in the world.
Prince Harry
Brand protest –
Russell Brand joins around 400 residents of Hackney’s New Era estate to protest against US property owner Westbrook, which is threatening 93 families with eviction before marching to 10 Downing street where a petition signed by 294,000 was handed in.
Russell Brand
Cyber Monday breaks records –
Today is Cyber Monday and in the US $2.5 billion (£1.6 billion) is expected to be spent. In the IMRG Experian predicts that UK consumers will spend £649.6 million today or £451,000 a minute showing a 26 per cent increase on last year.
Video of the Day –
Thierry Henry goals in UK and USA –
List of the day –
Thierry Henry’s football career – [from Wikipedia]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thierry Daniel Henry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1977 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Les Ulis, Essonne, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1989 | CO Les Ulis | ||
| 1989–1990 | US Palaiseau | ||
| 1990–1992 | Viry-Châtillon | ||
| 1992 | Clairefontaine | ||
| 1992–1994 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1999 | Monaco | 105 | (20) |
| 1999 | Juventus | 16 | (3) |
| 1999–2007 | Arsenal | 254 | (174) |
| 2007–2010 | Barcelona | 80 | (35) |
| 2010–2014 | New York Red Bulls | 122 | (51) |
| 2012 | → Arsenal (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 581 | (284) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | France U20 | 5 | (3) |
| 1997–2010 | France | 123 | (51) |
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