BELGIUM’S THRILLING RUN to a third-place finish at the World Cup appears to have stirred Thierry Henry’s ambition.
The Frenchman, who has been a regular pundit on Sky Sports for the past four years, this afternoon tweeted that he will leave that role in order to advance his career as a coach and manager.
Henry has worked as assistant to Belgium boss Roberto Martinez since 2016, the intermittent nature of international football allowing the 40-year-old to juggle both commitments. However, today Henry says he will devote ‘more time on the pitch’.
“Over the last four years I have had some extremely rewarding coaching experiences in football,” Henry tweeted.
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“These experiences have only made me more determined to fulfill my long-term ambition to become a football manager.
“It is with sadness, therefore, that I have decided that I must leave Sky Sports to enable me to spend more time on the pitch and concentrate on my journey to achieving that goal.”
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Thierry Henry walks away from Sky punditry job to chase 'long term ambition' of being a manager
BELGIUM’S THRILLING RUN to a third-place finish at the World Cup appears to have stirred Thierry Henry’s ambition.
The Frenchman, who has been a regular pundit on Sky Sports for the past four years, this afternoon tweeted that he will leave that role in order to advance his career as a coach and manager.
Henry has worked as assistant to Belgium boss Roberto Martinez since 2016, the intermittent nature of international football allowing the 40-year-old to juggle both commitments. However, today Henry says he will devote ‘more time on the pitch’.
“Over the last four years I have had some extremely rewarding coaching experiences in football,” Henry tweeted.
“These experiences have only made me more determined to fulfill my long-term ambition to become a football manager.
“It is with sadness, therefore, that I have decided that I must leave Sky Sports to enable me to spend more time on the pitch and concentrate on my journey to achieving that goal.”
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