Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 10. Best it got for him was third place in 1994 and 2003. THIERRY HENRY. He has suffered more than any other at the hands of the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo duopoly in recent years, finishing third behind the pair in both 2015 and 2017. But he had to watch as his team-mate Alfredo Di Stefano claimed all the honours - winning the award twice. Like Iniesta before him, Pirlo wasn’t exactly a flair player and you would struggle to list a series of sensational statistics to make his case. Paolo Maldini (Italy) was the best ranked defender in third place, while Thierry Henry (France) was the top forward, at second place.[3]. Thierry Henry. We take a look at five of the best players never to win a Ballon d’Or. Man Utd delete tweet over away fans 'climbing 14 flights of stairs' amid PPV angers, Van Dijk reportedly facing 'seven or eight months out' after star 'injures ACL', Man Utd eye transfer for Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde, Real & Barca to fight for Fernandes in shock move after just 8 months in England, Aguero dodges FA rap after grabbing official Sian Massey-Ellis on the shoulder, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. He isn’t the only world class players who never took him the greatest individual prize in football though. And in that time he was showered with awards - and was included in the UEFA Team of the Year five times in a row between 2008-12. While featuring in our best Premier League XI is an obvious highlight of Thierry Henry’s career, the World Cup-winning Frenchman missed out on the greatest individual prize, the Ballon d’Or. Not a flair player like others on this list, he was a metronome in the heart of midfield during the golden eras of Barcelona and Spain and a firm driver of tiki-taka football. Some you may know, some may be a surprise, while others you could argue were cheated out of it. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. However, whilst the Argentine has a fine collection of domestic trophies with Manchester City, Henry did it with Barcelona and France as well. Each picked a first (5pts), second (4pts), third (3pts), fourth (2pts) and fifth choice (1pt). Surely that's not right? [2] There were 52 voters, from Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales and Yugoslavia. Neymar actually left Barcelona for Paris Saint Germain in a bid to escape the Argentinian’s shadow but his plan hasn’t worked and the move, as well as sister-inspired injuries, have set his career back in recent years. 1. He won 6x Serie A titles, 2x Italian Cups, 2x Champions Leagues and inspired Italy to the 2006 World Cup but it just wasn’t enough. He was an instrumental in Barcelona's historic treble-winning seasons in 2009 and 2015. Moore was voted second in 1970 behind German goalscoring machine Gerd Muller, the same year of that remarkable tackle on Jairzinho and after-game hug from Pele. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. The mercurial Italian playmaker is one of Italy’s most famous players, having had spells at Brescia, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus as well as notching up 116 caps for his country. In fact since 1990, Matthias Sammer  (1996) and Fabio Cannovaro (2006) are the only two who managed to win the award and the former spent half of his career playing as a midfielder. No technicalities here, Puskas - who scored 84 goals in 85 games for Hungary and 622 club goals in his career - failed to win the Ballon d'Or - despite his greatness. The 2003 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to the Czech midfielder Pavel Nedvěd on 22 December 2003. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Undeniably one of the most technically gifted players to grace the game. The most decorated player in Spanish football history - with 35 trophies, including nine La Liga titles and four Champions League's. Thierry Henry. Which brings us to…. Pavel Nedved (Juventus) 2. Bought from Celtic in 1977 to replace Kevin Keegan, who a year later DID win the Ballon d'Or at Hamburg, Dalglish was dealt a tough order. [3], Nedvěd was the second Czech player to win the award after Josef Masopust (1962). Finishing in the top 3 of the Ballon d’Or on two occasions, 2010 and 2012, Iniesta won 9x La Liga titles, 13x Spanish Cups, 4x Champions Leagues, 2x European Championships and 1x World Cup. ... Henry came close to winning the Ballon d’Or on two occasions, finishing second to Pavel Nedved in 2003 and then third behind the Italian defensive duo of Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon in 2006. Xavi finished third three years in a row between 2009-11. Between 2001-06, the former Arsenal forward was at the peak of his powers. The meaning of ‘Other Home Win’ in Betting. Henry, like Maldini, featured in the top three a couple of times, finishing second and third in 2003 and 2006 respectively.

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