Thierry Henry. The Biography

He is unquestionably the greatest striker in the game today - and perhaps the greatest ever. Many say he is the best footballer in the world. He is Thierry Henry, the enigmatic multimillionaire Frenchman who has put the va-va-voom into English Premiership Football. Adored by fans of Arsenal and France world-wide, he bas twice been voted Player and Footballer of the Year. But this living legend started his career with a pair of borrowed boots and endured hardship in his childhood on the tough streets of Paris. While Henry's friends fell foul of the law and he himself was never one for the school books, he stayed focussed on the hall and rose through the French ranks to be spotted by the man who would be his footballing father figure; Arsene Wenger. The pair first worked together in Monaco and were reunited at Arsenal, where they helped re-establish the north London giants as one of the biggest football clubs in the world. Already a World Cup and European Championship winner, Henry is on a mission to add the Champions League to his amazing collection of trophies. Henry is a modern-day superstar with Hollywood looks and a beautiful English wife. Together they settled into life in London's fashionable Hampstead. Oliver Derbyshire reveals for the first time the full story of a footballer destined to be ranked alongside giants such as Pele and Maradona.