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Article: FOOTBALL: THE KINGS ARE DEAD.. LONG LIVE THE KING; Arsenal 2 Chelsea 1 - Henry humbles French World Cup mates.(Sport)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 8, 2000
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IT'S NOT often that a match-winner feels any sympathy for the players he has just put to the sword.
But for Thierry Henry there was almost a feeling of embarrassment in the way he collected his second goal and delivered the final twist of the blade.
For Henry had brushed aside and humiliated one of his friends and idols in French football - Marcel Desailly.
Not many in world football can do that. Not just beat Desailly, but possess the physical strength to knock him to the floor at the same time.
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