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Published 26 April 2021
Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer were on Monday named as the first players inducted into the official Premier League Hall of Fame in recognition of a combined 435 goals and seven Golden Boot awards.
Arsenal’s all-time top scorer Henry won two Premier League titles under Arsene Wenger and was part of the “Invincibles” team that went unbeaten throughout the 2003/04 title-winning campaign.
France’s record goalscorer and 1998 World Cup winner scored more than 20 Premier League goals in five consecutive seasons between 2001/02 and 2005/06.
“To be inducted alongside Alan Shearer as the two first inductees into the Premier League Hall of Fame is more than special,” said Henry.
Henry, Shearer inducted into Hall of Fame
Arsenal icon Thierry Henry and Newcastle legend Alan Shearer were inducted as the inaugural class of the Premier League Hall of Fame on Monday. Shearer is the league s record goal scorer with 260, while Henry led the Premier League in scoring on a record four occasions.
TSN.ca Staff Thierry Henry , David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
Arsenal icon Thierry Henry and Newcastle legend Alan Shearer were inducted as the inaugural class of the Premier League Hall of Fame on Monday.
Shearer is the league s record goal scorer with 260, while Henry led the Premier League in scoring on a record four occasions.
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Apr 26, 2021
At a time when European soccer s future is in the crosshairs, the Premier League has paid homage to two of the best in its past.
Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry were the first two players inducted into the Premier League s Hall of Fame, with the strikers being honored on Monday. Shearer, the league s all-time leading scorer with 260 goals, and Henry, Arsenal s all-time leading scorer with 175 goals in Premier League play, are worthy recipients given what they accomplished in their time in England. Their inductions are a long time coming; the Premier League initially planned to unveil its first honorees in March 2020, only to postpone the festivities due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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