You might have noticed there a certain brouhaha growing this week about a certain arrival of a certain Frenchman. Of course, it's not like Metro has not had big-time players before. In fact, three of the four World Cup winners to play in MLS have played for Metro (Henry will be the fourth). So let's see how the resumes stack up:

	Roberto Donadoni	Branco	Lothar Matthaus	Youri Djorkaeff	Thierry Henry
Caps	63 (Italy)	72 (Brazil)	150 (Germany)	82 (France)	123 (France)
World Cups	2 (90, 94)	3 (86, 90, 94)	5 (82, 86, 90, 94, 98)	2 (98, 02)	4 (98, 02, 06, 10)
World Cup Titles (Finals)	0 (1)	1 (1)	1 (3)	1 (1)	1 (2)
Euros / Copa Americas	2 (88, 96*)	2 (89, 91)	4 (80, 84, 88, 00*)	2 (96, 00)	3 (00, 04, 08)
Euro/Copa Titles (Finals)	0 (0)	1 (2)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)
Champions League Titles	3 (Milan)	0	0	0	1 (Barca)
Domestic Titles	6* (Milan)	3 (Fluminese, Porto 2)	8 (Bayern 7, Inter)	0	5 (Monaco, Arsenal 2, Barca 2)
Other Titles	Intercontinental Cup (2)	-	UEFA Cup (2)	Confederations Cup, Cup Winners Cup, UEFA Cup	Confederations Cup, Club World Cup
Personal Awards	-	-	German Player of the Year (2), European Player of the Year, World Player of the Year	French League Top Scorer	French Player of the Year (5), Premier League Player of the Year (3), Premier League Top Scorer (4)

* Both Donadoni and Matthaus participated in a Euro while a member of the MetroStars. Donadoni's 6th Milan title came after his stint with Metro.

So... it's hard to compete with Matthaus' overall resume. Five World Cups, one World Cup title -- as captain, eight domestic titles, European, World Player of the Year... But Matthaus never won the Champions League, which Henry has. In fact, he is one of a select group of players to win the World Cup and the Euro Championship, as well as a domestic title and the Champions League. And when you start considering the various personal accolades...

Welcome, Thierry Henry!