HARRISON, N.J. (AP) " Thierry Henry is leaving Major League Soccer after 4 seasons, unable to lead the New York Red Bulls to the team's first championship.
The 37-year-old French star made the announcement Monday, two days after the Red Bulls lost the Eastern Conference final to the New England Revolution. And he said he made the decision back in 2010 to leave when his contract expired.
"I am taking this opportunity to announce that unfortunately Saturday was my last game for the New York Red Bulls," Henry said in a statement released by the team Monday. "The decision has always been that I would leave after the duration of my contract, and although that was never going to change, I didn't want it to distract from the progress of the team."
With Landon Donovan retiring after the Los Angeles Galaxy play New England in the MLS Cup final Sunday, the league is losing arguably its two biggest stars.
A former Arsenal and Barcelona standout, Henry did not say whether he's retiring or intends to play elsewhere. He plans to take a few weeks to decide what to do next.