Wife shows Henry red card with quickie divorce

FRENCH soccer star Thierry Henry’s estranged English wife Claire Merry was granted a “quickie” divorce yesterday on the grounds of his behaviour.

Wife shows Henry red card with quickie divorce

The decree nisi order was made by a District judge at the principal registry of the High Court’s family division in central London amid speculation that Henry, aged 30, could face the biggest divorce payment by a footballer.

Ms Merry, aged 27, a model and mother of their two-year-old daughter Tea, is expected to be entitled to a large part of the former Arsenal striker’s fortune, estimated at £25 million (€37m).

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