29 reasons why we love Thierry Henry (and one reason why we don't)

Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry – striker extraordinaire and killer of Irish dreams – has called it a day. So here, we salute King Henry for all that he was and is. 1. Because he has impeccable taste in headwear (Mike Egerton/EMPICS) 2. Because he made Phil Neville look silly (Sean Dempsey/PA) 3. Because he made life simple… 4. …but he had a taste for the spectacular (Adam Davy/EMPICS) 5. Because he made us love football 6. Because he stood up to John Terry… (Rui Vieira/PA) 7. …and towered over Ashley Cole (Nick Potts/PA) 8. Because he was invincible 9. Because he’s suave… (Tony Marshall/EMPICS) 10. …but even he didn’t look cool all the time… (PA) 11. …especially not in a string vest… (AP) 12. …although this vest was a different matter (Rebecca Naden/PA) 13. Because of these stats 14. Because nobody put him in the corner (Mike Egerton/EMPICS) 15. Because he did his bit for charity (PA) 16. Because he was the king 17. Because he loved the fans… (Jon Buckle/EMPICS) 18. …and the fans loved him (Neal Simpson/EMPICS) 19. Because of this 20. Because of his partnership with Dennis Bergkamp (Nick Potts/EMPICS) 21. Because he has seal skills (Manu Fernandez/AP) 22. Because he scored his best goals against the best teams 23. Because he’s a kung fu master (Chris Young/PA) 24. Because he’s one of the guys (Nigel French/EMPICS) 25. Because he was at home with the greatest (Stefan Rousseau/PA) 26. Because he was the best 27. Because he was a champion of England (Sean Dempsey/PA) 28. Because he was a champion of Europe (Mike Egerton/EMPICS) 29. Because he was a champion of the world (Panoramic/PA) But however good you were, Thierry, we haven’t forgotten this…

Source: PA