PREMIUM Uefa President’s Award: Too little, too late for the King they didn’t crown The award to Thierry Henry is a clumsy apology arriving late and limp, hoping nostalgia will disguise cowardice. Football Just now Listen

PHOTO | AFP | GRAHAM STUARTArsenal's French striker Thierry Henry celebrates scoring the winning goal of the English Premier League football match between Sunderland and Arsenal at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, north-east England on February 11, 2012.”The President’s Award is framed as a celebration of Henry’s contribution to football, but the subtext is so loud it drowns out the speech.

French former star player Thierry Henry waves as he arrives to give the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or award for player of the year during the FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich on January 12, 2015.