LONDON (Reuters) - Soccer news in brief from around the world:

* Barcelona's former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is the player that Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan would most like to sign, given the chance.

"It would be nice to amaze people with the people we're bringing in," Keegan was quoted as saying on Newcastle Radio by the media. "We certainly have an owner who could help find the money. If I could sign one player, you'd want to bring Thierry Henry back to England."

The France forward, who joined Barcelona last year for 24 million euros (18 million pounds), was the Premier League's top scorer in four of the five seasons from 2001-06 and helped Arsenal to league title and cup success in an eight-year spell in north London.

* Malaysia's national soccer team will not succeed unless it gets rid of players who have the wrong attitude, according to captain Shuko Adan.

"There is just no place for prima donnas. Malaysian football has always suffered because of this," Shuko told the New Straits Times. "The team must not entertain or accept players who are not committed to the cause."

Malaysia lost all three of their group games at last year's Asian Cup and were eliminated in the first round of 2010 World Cup qualifying.

(Editing by Greg Stutchbury)