Devastated Thierry Henry interrupts live TV interview to congratulate Spain star after France lose Olympics final
Thierry Henry showed has class by interrupting a live TV interview to congratulate a Spain player after their Olympic gold medal win.
The Arsenal legend is currently in charge of France's under-21 side and led the host nation during the Olympic football tournament in Paris.
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Despite leading France all the way to the gold medal match, Les Bleus couldn't get the job done as they fell to a 5-3 defeat at the Parc des Princes.
With the score level at 3-3, the match went to extra time where Sergio Camello netted a double to win gold for Spain, leaving Henry and France with silver medals.
Spain’s gold medal in Paris comes less than a month after the senior national team won .
And La Roja beat France there too - downing them 2-1 along the way in the semi-finals.
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After the match the Real Sociedad forward was conducting a live television interview when a devastated Henry could be seen tapping him on the shoulder before giving him a hug to congratulate him on the victory.
In the interview, Camello said: "Me scoring those goals. Thanks to my team-mates for believing in me.
"The goalkeeper coach told me that he dreamed that I would score the goal of the final. Olympic champions.
"This is history, since 1992. We will value it more as time goes on. We are the happiest kids in the world.”
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Henry is working in management having worked as an assistant for Belgium's national team, before going on to be manager of Monaco, Montreal Impact and now, France under-21s.
Henry was desperate to claim Olympic gold in Paris, but despite admitting that his players lost concentration in the first half, the Arsenal legend expressed his pride for what his team achieved.
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He said: “There were a few minutes during the first half in which we disappeared and we paid a high price for that.
“Then we were able to recover and get back in the game. It wasn’t easy to build this team up, but I’m proud of the work we did.”
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