Thierry Henry rules out France return

Thierry Henry rules out France return

Published Jul. 30, 2010 4:26 p.m. ET

New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry says he will never play for France again even if asked by new coach and former teammate Laurent Blanc.

The 32-year-old Henry told the sports daily L'Equipe in an interview Friday that he would not return even if Blanc asked him to. He said "it's finished. ... I will not come back to the French team again."

Henry was part of the World Cup squad that went on strike at a team training session, in protest over striker Nicolas Anelka being thrown off the team for insulting coach Raymond Domenech.

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