Last updated: 23 november, 2009 - 13:03 GMT

Henry considered quitting France

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Thierry Henry says he considered quitting international football following his handball in last week's World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland.

The striker found himself at the centre of a huge fall-out after the incident, which helped France secure their place in South Africa.

The BBC's reporter in Paris Alasdair Sandford told Lee James that Henry admitted in an interview with the French sports daily L'Equipe that he had made mistakes.

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