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Your support makes all the difference.I hope this will be the first of many, says happy Henry
Thierry Henry scored his 227th goal for Arsenal last night and said he hopes "it won't be the last one"."I don't know what to say to be honest," he said after scoring the goal in the 1-0 FA Cup win over Leeds United. "I love the club. I want to help out and hopefully I can do more. I hope [the goal] won't be my last one." Henry came off the bench after 68 minutes, and 10 minutes later received a pass from Alex Song and shot into the far corner, prompting jubilation. "I never thought I'd play for Arsenal again, let alone score the winner," he said. "The feeling I had when I scored was amazing. "I am enjoying the club as a fan. I wasn't before. Scoring a goal when you support a team: now I know what the guys at Chelsea, Liverpool and United feel when they score. I will always remember tonight," He added. "I don't know why, but when it comes to Arsenal, something happens with me. Sometimes in a bad way, but most of the way in history in a good way. "The team played well. It's not an easy tie. They came to defend, the fans were getting frustrated, but I enjoyed it." Henry replaced Marouane Chamakh with 22 minutes remaining. His arrival prompted a roar almost as loud as the one that greeted his match-winning goal at the Emirates. MORE
Dallaglio calls for big improvement
Lawrence Dallaglio has called on England to improve rapidly if they are to challenge at the next World Cup. The former World Cup winner also stressed that anything other than a win against Scotland in the Six Nations next month would be a disaster. MORE
Bresnan to miss Pakistan series
Tim Bresnan will miss the whole of England's Test series with Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. The Yorkshire seamer will return home to recover from an elbow injury he suffered in Dubai and will be replaced in the squad by Graham Onions. MORE
Virus threatens Palace Cup dreams
On the eve of their biggest game of the season, Crystal Palace's League Cup hopes were rocked by mass illness. Eagles manager Dougie Freedman knows that, going into their semi-final against Cardiff City, a virus could deprive him of several key players. MORE
City appeal while Rooney hits back
Manchester City yesterday appealed against the red card shown to Vincent Kompany during Sunday's fiery 3-2 defeat by Manchester United. Meanwhile Wayne Rooney used Twitter to deny he prompted referee Chris Foy to issue the card. MORE
Sharapova ready to end title drought
Maria Sharpova, one of the veterans on the women's tour despite being just 24 years old, tells i she is "mentally and physically" ready to end her Grand Slam title-winning drought at the Australian Open, scene of her last triumph back in 2008. MORE
Last chance for Team GB to qualify
Britain's male gymnasts need a top four finish in today's final qualifying event at the O2 Arena if they are to compete in the Olympic games. Team GB finished 10th in the World Gymnastics in Tokyo last October, failing to qualify early. MORE
Hughes on the brink of QPR job
Mark Hughes and his agent, Kia Joorabchian, spent several hours yesterday at QPR's ground, Loftus Road, as both parties attempted to thrash out a deal for the Welshman to replace Neil Warnock who was sacked following Saturday's 1-1 draw with MK Dons. MORE
Fifa award No 3 for marvellous Messi
Lionel Messi yesterday secured another hat-trick but, for once, this one was not on the pitch. Messi won Fifa's Ballon d'Or for the Player of the Year for the third year in succession, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and team-mate Xavi to claim the prize. MORE
Opinion: James Lawton
Despite being on the losing Manchester side on Sunday, it is clear that Sergio Aguero wanted to serve his team with every scrap of the best of himself. His goal almost conjured an extraordinary FA Cup result. MORE
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