The trio make up the shortlist for the 2004 World Player of the Year award.\n
The Dutch striker gave Manchester United a 4-1 premier league win at Leicester City.
Thierry Henry scored twice in a 3-2 victory in the English premiership.
The Dutch striker scored twice in a 2-0 victory over Charlton Athletic in the English premier league.
What you must know about Anthony Martial, the world's most expensive teenage footballer.
The Confederations Cup has conferred the unofficial title of national treasure on Henry by an adoring French public.
France's golden age of soccer is over, perhaps not for good but certainly for now.
The World Player of the Year rallied France to a 2-1 victory in their opening Group B match.
The Frenchman, nominated for the award three years in a row, has enjoyed a rich vein of form this season, scoring 22 premier league goals.
The English title race will go down to the the two teams battled out a pulsating and ultimately ill-tempered 2-2 draw at Highbury.
The Dutch forward signed a one-year contract extension with champions Arsenal until the end of the 2004/5 season.
Arsenal beat Liverpool 4-2 to take a seven-point lead over Chelsea at the top of the league with seven matches remaining.
The underdogs advanced through to the final on the away goals rule after a 2-2 aggregate scoreline against Arsenal.
Thierry Henry's strike five minutes from time gave Arsenal a 2-1 victory at West Brom extending their lead to four points.\n\n
Arsenal captain Thierry Henry has ended speculation about his future by pledging to remain with the north London club.
With 264 points, the Frenchman was voted ahead of Thierry Henry (186) and Ronaldo (176) for the prestigious accolade.
The striker created the goals that secured Arsenal's place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
The award, which is based on the votes of 142 coaches of national teams, will be made at the World Player Gala in Basle on December 15.
Manchester United and Chelsea also won easily in the English Premier League.\n\n
A 1-1 draw at Charlton Athletic sent Arsenal back to the top of the premier league.
Striker Thierry Henry is likely to miss France's final two World Cup qualifiers because of a groin injury
The Frenchman, who scored 24 league goals this season, has signed on to stay at the club for three more years.
The FIFA World Cup knock-out phase kicks-off on Saturday in Qatar. Here's an overview of the teams advancing to the last 16.
Thierry Henry scored twice to bring up his 100th goal for Arsenal as the English champions romped to a 4-0 victory at Birmingham City on Sunday.
They say never go back, but United fans had been longing for Ronaldo to rejoin their side for many years, more in forlorn hope than anything else.
Franck Ribery, who has been shortlisted for the prestigious FIFA-Ballon d'Or award, was named French Player of the Year on Tuesday by France Football magazine.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hailed the contribution of Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, comparing him to former Arsenal great Dennis Bergkamp.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
Images from the Nations League football matches played on Thursday.
Lionel Messi's exquisite Champions League double for Barcelona against Bayern Munich was a case of history repeating itself with an added magnificent assist for Neymar to seal an emphatic 3-0 semi-final, first leg win.
Chelsea's Belgium forward won Eden Hazard England's PFA player of the year award ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane and Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea on Sunday.
Thierry Henry's infamous handball in a qualification playoff game for the 2010 World Cup against Ireland will play no role when the two teams meet on Sunday for a place in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, France coach Didier Deschamps said on Saturday.
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