Henry fails to make final three in FIFA award

THIERRY HENRY has not even made it into the final three short-list for the FIFA World Player of the Year award — a decision that is sure to infuriate his Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

Fabio Cannavaro, Ronaldinho and Zinedine Zidane were revealedas the three remaining candidatestoday.

Henry was the only player who made it to the finals of both the Champions League and the World Cup last season, and Wenger said earlier this week the striker deserved to have been given the Ballon D’Or, the European Footballer of the Year award won by Italy and Real Madrid defender Cannavaro.

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