Thierry Henry finds himself at the center of an astonishing controversy in New York City as the 2026 World Cup approaches. For the occasion, local elected officials proposed temporarily renaming certain intersections in Manhattan with the names of football legends, including the former French striker, who played for the New York Red Bulls between 2010 and 2014. But this initiative quickly provoked the anger of part of the community Irish-American.
In question… the famous hand of Thierry Henry during the play-off between France and Ireland in 2009. An event forgotten in France, but which remained as a trauma for many Irish supporters. Several residents denounced a real affront to the Irish community in New York, some even ironic about the idea of creating “the street of the hand”. Faced with the controversy, the elected official behind the project, although herself of Irish origin, admitted to having underestimated the sensitivity of the subject.
