The timing could not have been better really. A day after Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced he was leaving the LA Galaxy and leaving a Zlatan-sized hole in MLS' star power, the Montreal Impact announced the appointment of Thierry Henry as manager.

First and foremost, Henry, who was officially introduced on Monday, brings name value to the league and is a marketing coup for the Canadian franchise. A superstar player in both Europe and later MLS, the Frenchman remains a massive name in world football...

Thierry Henry needs no reminder about his brief stint in charge of AS Monaco but the former France striker said on Monday he hopes the experience will benefit him in his new role as coach of Montreal Impact.

Henry failed to spark a change in fortunes at struggling Monaco and was sacked in January after just 103 days, but is not about to let his first head coaching role define him as he gets set to take charge of a Major League Soccer club.

"You guys always remember the good stuff, but I became...

Thierry Henry has been named the head coach of Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact on a two-year contract.

Henry, who has previously worked as an assistant for the Belgium national team and as Monaco coach, ended his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2014.

"It's an honor to become head coach of the Montreal Impact and return to MLS," Henry said. "It's a league that I know well where I had a great time.

"Being in Quebec, in Montreal, which has a huge multicultural heritage, is something...