Henry would have had if the Ballon d’Or … – Sports.fr

… journalists did not vote at the time. This is at least the pike launched by the young retiree, who will give the Golden Ball on Monday Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi Manuel Neuer. Preferably the Argentine, whom he had worked in Barcelona.

Thierry Henry, who ended his career there are few can boast of having one of the best track records of French football (world champion in 1998, 2000 European champion champion of France 1997, double champion of England in 2002 and 2004, twice champion of Spain in 2009 and 2010 and winner of the Champions League in 2009, among other national cups …). But unlike Raymond Kopa (1958), Michel Platini (1983, 1984 and 1985), Jean-Pierre Papin (1991) and Zinedine Zidane (1998), never the top scorer in the history of Arsenal (228 goals), Soulier European gold in 2004 and 2005, won the Golden Ball.

In 2003, the Czech Pavel Nedved, Italian champion that year and finalist in the Champions League, is preferred. In 2006, the top scorer in the history of the France team (51 goals) is beaten by the Italians Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon, the world champions at the expense of the Blues … The young retiree will finally have the opportunity to Monday lift the Golden but to present the trophy to the 2014 Ballon winner …

Having played with Leo actually my favorite.

frustration? “No” , he has ensured our colleague L’Equipe 21 on the red carpet leading to the ceremonial hall. Maybe a touch of bitterness still … “Now it is no longer the journalists who vote, it’s different …” , said the future consultant Sky Sports, which soon pass to the other side of the fence. “I am part of your tape” , he has also added to this.

And that great connoisseur of football did not hide his preference for Lionel Messi, his former teammate in Barcelona, ​​in the three-match opposing Argentina’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Manuel Neuer this year. “I hope for him, but if it’s Cristiano Ronaldo, we can not say he does not deserve it. Same for Neuer, we can not say he stole. But it’s true that having played with Leo actually my favorite, he still did a great game last (against Atletico Madrid, ed) , just to show at the last minute he was always there, I hope he will win “, he told.