Thierry Henry faces backlash for Ballon d'Or comments to Kate Scott and Lamine Yamal

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Thierry Henry faced criticism for comments he made to co-presenter Kate Scott and Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal during the Ballon d'Or ceremony on Monday night in London. Henry interrupted Scott's pronunciation of Socrates, insisting on "Soc-ra-tes," though Brazilian football expert Andrew Downie said Scott was correct and called Henry "rude." Henry also asked Yamal on stage if the Young Talent award was "the one you really wanted to win." The 2026 Ballon d'Or was won by Harry Kane, with Kylian Mbappe second and Yamal third. Henry's remarks drew backlash on social media during the two-hour event.


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