Henry hints at international retirement

Updated 10.03 Fri May 23 2008

Keywords: France, Thierry Henry

France striker Thierry Henry has revealed he may quit international football after this summer's European Championships.

Former Arsenal forward Henry will be 31 in August and is not completely sure he will be around for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, should Les Bleus qualify.

"I want to be involved in the World Cup in 2010 but sometimes desire makes you do things you must no longer do" - Thierry Henry

"I want to be involved in the World Cup in 2010 but sometimes desire makes you do things you must no longer do," he said.

"The World Cup is a long way off. You have to be sure that if you start playing the qualifiers in September, I think you must want to see it through until the end.

"We will see. I am going to be 31. Two more years isn't easy. I am going to see first of all what happens in the Euros.

Henry has just finished a difficult first season at Barcelona where he has been deployed mostly on the left wing.