Thierry Henry is now qualified to become a football manager after passing his UEFA A coaching badge Licence. The former Arsenal player was presented with the certificate on Thursday, he can now manage in the professional game at a level below the top-flight, or within a club academy.

Thierry Henry took the coaching course under the auspices of the Football Association of Wales, as he did for the B Licence last year.

Henry posted a picture of himself being presented with the qualification on his Instagram account and wrote: “Massive thank you to Osian Roberts @welshfootballtrust and the Arsenal Academy for assisting me to pass my UEFA A Licence coaching badge. #proudday”