{"id":150148,"date":"2025-02-12T18:07:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T17:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ballon-dor-2025-thierry-henry-carragher-micah-richards-predicts-player-to-win-award"},"modified":"2025-02-15T23:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:59:27","slug":"ballon-dor-2025-thierry-henry-carragher-micah-richards-predicts-player-to-win-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/ballon-dor-2025-thierry-henry-carragher-micah-richards-predicts-player-to-win-award","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d\u2019Or 2025: Thierry Henry, Carragher, Micah Richards predicts player to win award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Football legends, Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, and Micah Richards have predicted who would win the 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or award.<\/p>\n<p>According to them the most coveted individual award in football may end in the hands of Liverpool\u2019s Mohamed Salah or Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr.<\/p>\n<p>They feel both men are the two most likely candidates to take home the prestigious title for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his contract situation at Anfield, Salah has remained consistently on high level.<\/p>\n<p>This season alone, the Egyptian International has notched in 26 goals and 18 assists in 34 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>His excitement performance has kept the Reds atop the Premier League and UEFA Champions League standings.<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius on the other hand has picked up where he left off last season, delivering consistent performances for Los Blancos.<\/p>\n<p>He has 16 goals and 11 assists in 30 appearances across all competitions Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Ballon d\u2019Or generated a lot controversies with Many claiming that Vinicius was snubbed when Spain international Rodri was handed the award in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>While Vinicius Jr is on track to beat his record from last season, Liverpool play-maker, Salah\u2019s sublime form has placed him firmly in the race for the title.<\/p>\n<p>The former football stars, who were on punditry duties on CBS Sports when Real Madrid played Manchester City at the Etihad, were asked by the presenter, Kate Abdo for their opinions on the race for the 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or.<\/p>\n<p>Carragher, promptly replied, \u201cMohamed Salah!\u201d Henry concurred with his fellow panelists, saying, \u201cI\u2019m with Jamie, yeah, if he carries on like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richards said: \u201cHe (Vinicius) is my mate but probably Salah as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Henry, a former Arsenal goal machine, then asserted that team success might have a part to play in the eventual result.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cIt depends on what they will win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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