Henry handed French armband

Barca striker set to lead France Raymond Domenech has named Thierry Henry as his captain for a friendly against Sweden. It is unclear whether the Barcelona striker will take the position on an interim or full-time basis. However, the former Arsenal man will definitely lead his country out in Gothenburg on Wednesday. "As he is here, and Pat (Vieira) isn't, Thierry has all the qualities and skills to be captain," said Domenech. "We've seen various people have had (injury) problems over recent seasons. I'm not committing to anything." New generation Vieira is still considered to be the national skipper, but has struggled with injuries of late and was forced to sit out the whole of Euro 2008. In the past the armband has gone to Lilian Thuram in Vieira's absence, but the veteran defender announced his retirement from football this... [read full story]