LONDON, Sept 3 - The four-year marriage of French soccer star Thierry Henry and his English wife Claire Merry was ended by a divorce court judge in London on Monday.
French soccer player Thierry Henry (L) and his wife Nicole Merry watch the men's final match between Switzerland's Roger Federer and Spain's Rafael Nadal at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, June 10, 2007. [Reuters]
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Merry, a model and mother of the couple's two-year-old daughter, divorced Henry on the uncontested grounds of his unreasonable behaviour.
She is expected to receive a sizeable settlement from the former Arsenal striker, who newspapers say has an estimated fortune of 25 million pounds ($50.45 million).
Henry, 30, is widely reported to be earning 130,000 pounds a week at his new club Barcelona.
Divorce lawyers have speculated that his 27-year-old ex-wife, who models under the name Nicole Merry, could win a payout of up to 10 million pounds.
The divorce was one of a batch granted during a one-minute hearing at the High Court's Principal Registry.
The couple met when they starred together in a television advert for Renault.
