“It Was a Low Blow”- Ian Wright Calls Out Thierry Henry’s Arsenal Jibe at The Best FIFA Football Awards

Lionel Messi was again the topic of discussion as he won FIFA The Best Award for 2022. However, amid all the discussions on the winners and all, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry made a huge jibe as the anchor. After the comments went viral, his former teammate and Gunners legend Ian Wright described it as a low blow.

There was always a question about who would receive the FIFA The Best Award for 2022. Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, and Kylian Mbappe were all not going to be present at the ceremony. In the end, the Argentinian was announced as the winner. The criticism from Ian Wright certainly comes as a surprise because of their great relationship on the field as teammates. Let’s take a deep dive as to what comments made the breaking news.

Thierry Henry is in the news for all the wrong reasons

His former Barcelona teammate and anchor of the award show Thierry Henry received the award on his behalf. However, the French forward took a subtle dig at his fellow co-presenter Reshmin Chowdhury. As she was a Tottenham fan, Henry said he would take a trophy as Spurs have never really got hands on a trophy recently. The incident also attracted a reaction from Arsenal legend Ian Wright. He said,” I feel like it was a low blow that people didn’t like”. 

Several fans especially the Tottenham fans criticized the comments of Thierry Henry on social media. However, the Arsenal fans loved the jibe on their arch-rivals made by their former forward. The former Gunners forward will hope that his comments don’t bite him back as both of the clubs are level on positions with 40 points in the Premier League.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou will hope that he can win the trophy curse at the club. But as far as the FIFA Awards are concerned, Ian Wright was quite surprised that the Inter Miami star won it.

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Arsenal legend wanted Manchester City star to win the award and not Lionel Messi

There were rumors that La Pulga was not attending the ceremony because Erling Haaland was going to win it. However, in the end, the 36-year-old did emerge as the winner. But, Ian Wright was not at all happy with the results. He said that even the opposition fans wanted Erling Haaland to win the award ahead for his brilliant last season. He also compared the loss of the Norwegian forward to that of Robert Lewandowski in 2019.

Wright was not the only one to criticize the win of Messi. USNMT legend Janusz Michallik also felt that the Manchester City star forward deserved to win the award over the Argentine.

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Erling Haaland will hope to win the award next year for his goal-scoring performances. But, the question remains did Lionel Messi deserve the award? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.