IMAGE, MATT KREMKAU FOR EMPIRE OF SOCCER

by DAVE MARTINEZ

For the first time since departing the club in 2014, Thierry Henry is set to return to Red Bull Arena.

The Second Annual Youri Djorkaeff Foundation Cup will take place in Harrison on June 4, with Henry leading a pack of legendary names in French football. Henry highlights the list of participants for this charity match, which also includes Laurent Blanc, David Trezeguet , Robert Pires and current NYCFC head coach, Patrick Vieira.

Juan Sebastian Veron, Francesco Toldo, Cris and former Red Bull midfielder Peguy Luyindula are also set to participate in the match.

Henry is the club’s single season and all-time assists leader, and is third in the Red Bulls’ all-time goalscoring list behind Juan Pablo Angel and Bradley Wright-Phillips. He was also an integral part of the team’s first ever trophy winning campaign in 2013, leading the Red Bulls to the Supporters’ Shield. Henry currently features as a football pundit for BBC and will be part of their 2016 Euro coverage.

From the Foundation’s release, “The YDF,a 501(c3) not-for-profit organization has for mission to develop soccer training camps for youth within underprivileged communities. The first camp at Inwood, in Harlem, trains 100 kids, year round and offers summer camp programs . For more information about the YDF, please visit:www.youridjorkaeff.org.”

Tickets for the match are available through Ticketmaster.