Henry completed his UEFA A badge with the Welsh FA this month - but the speed with which he did so led former Swansea star Will Foley to suggest that he was given special treatment.

Foley told the Daily Mail that it simply shouldn't have been feasible for Henry to get through the course - which usually calls for 180 hours spread over a year - at a pace which would have been fast even for a coach taking the less-onerous 'B' licence.

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"There was no way it's humanly possible," Foley wrote in an email to the FAW, repeated in the Daily Mail.

"Thierry had even completed his UEFA B licence and could have finished all his assessments and tasks on the A licence when everyone else participating on the course has not even had the chance."

Foley also pointed to the other "big names" who he suggested have had an easier ride than they might have expected. Among those who have trained with the FAW are Patrick Vieira, David Ginola and Everton manager Roberto Martinez.

"Where does it end with the Welsh FA? Are they not worried that someone somewhere will start asking to see proof that all these top names are completing what is required by UEFA to fully pass the courses?" Foley added.

"They are quite openly putting certain chosen names through the courses without completing the so-called allotted number of hours which all the candidates have to be seen to be doing.

"The big names get an easy ride while the others have to do it the hard way."

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